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cadaverine

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ca·dav·er·ine  (k-dv-rn)
n.
A syrupy, colorless, fuming ptomaine, C5H14N2, formed by the carboxylation of lysine by bacteria in decaying animal flesh.
cadaverine [kəˈdævəˌriːn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) a toxic diamine with an unpleasant smell, produced by protein hydrolysis during putrefaction of animal tissue. Formula: NH2(CH2)5NH2
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Noun1.cadaverine - a colorless toxic ptomaine with an unpleasant odor formed during the putrefaction of animal tissue
ptomain, ptomaine - any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria


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As fish spoil, microbes break down amino acids and produce compounds such as histamine, putrescine, and cadaverine.
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The bacteria that cause the condition produce organic byproducts with such telling, if unsavory, names as putrescine and cadaverine.
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The surprise, Decker says, is that the known antioxidants that they expected to be protective-compounds with such unappetizing names as putrescine, cadaverine, spermine, and spermadine-accounted for only a small fraction of the effect.
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