putrescine metabolic process

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Nameputrescine metabolic process
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Biological process

Exact synonym

putrescine metabolism

Description

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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