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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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It does not require an elaborate derivatization and allows the simultaneous determination of histamine, putrescine and cadaverine.
Among these sulfur compounds you will find methyl mercaptan (smell like sweaty socks), cadaverine (smells like garbage that is old), putrescine, and sulfide (which is a bit like eggs that have gone rotten).
cadaverine, putrescine and agmatine, were also detected in increasing concentrations after 7 d.
 
 
 
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