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GO: Biological Process

putrescine metabolic process

Term ID
GO:0009445
Synonyms
  • putrescine metabolism
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways involving putrescine, 1,4-diaminobutane; putrescine can be formed by decarboxylation of ornithine and is the metabolic precursor of spermidine and spermine.
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