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Abstract
An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of the propylamine moiety from 5'-deoxy-5'-S-(3-methylthiopropylamine)sulfonium adenosine to putrescine in the biosynthesis of spermidine. The enzyme has a molecular weight of approximately 73,000 kDa and is composed of two subunits of equal size.
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- Aminopropyltransferase
- Propylamine Transferase
- Putrescine Aminopropyltransferase
- Spermidine Synthetase
- Aminopropyltransferase, Putrescine
- Synthase, Spermidine
- Synthetase, Spermidine
- Transferase, Propylamine
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
do not confuse with SPERMINE SYNTHASE
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History Note
97; was PROPYLAMINE TRANSFERASE 1975-96 (see under TRANSFERASES 1975-90); SPERMIDINE SYNTHASE was see PROPYLAMINE TRANSFERASE 1975-96
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Previous Indexing
- Propylamines (1972-1974)
- Spermidine (1972-1974)
- Transferases (1972-1974)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Spermidine Synthase. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011436. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011436
- Spermidine Synthase. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spermidine_synthase
- Spermidine Synthase. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3966525