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Biogenic Polyamines MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Biogenic Polyamines
Tree Number(s)
D02.092.211.415
Unique ID
D015317
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015317
Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer specifics
Scope Note
Biogenic amines having more than one amine group. These are long-chain aliphatic compounds that contain multiple amino and/or imino groups. Because of the linear arrangement of positive charge on these molecules, polyamines bind electrostatically to ribosomes, DNA, and RNA.
Entry Term(s)
Polyamines, Biogenic
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Biogenic Amines (1971-1988)
Public MeSH Note
89
History Note
89
Date Established
1989/01/01
Date of Entry
1988/05/31
Revision Date
1992/05/08
Biogenic Polyamines Preferred
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