RefMet Compound Details

MW structure37784 (View MW Metabolite Database details)
RefMet namePutrescine
Systematic namebutane-1,4-diamine
SMILESC(CCN)CN   Run Tanimoto similarity search (with similarity coefficient >=0.6)
Exact mass88.100048 (neutral)
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FormulaC4H12N2View other entries in RefMet with this formula
InChIInChI=1S/C4H12N2/c5-3-1-2-4-6/h1-6H2
InChIKeyKIDHWZJUCRJVML-UHFFFAOYSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
Super ClassFatty Acyls
Main ClassFatty amines
Sub ClassMonoalkylamines
Pubchem CID1045
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving Putrescine

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R01157 Agmatine + H2O <=> Putrescine + UreaAgmatine amidinohydrolase
R01156 N-Acetylputrescine + H2O <=> Acetate + PutrescineN-Acetylputrescine acetylhydrolase
R00670 L-Ornithine <=> Putrescine + CO2L-ornithine carboxy-lyase (putrescine-forming)
R01155 Putrescine + 2-Oxoglutarate <=> 4-Aminobutyraldehyde + L-Glutamateputrescine:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase
R08714 Putrescine + Pyruvate <=> 4-Aminobutyraldehyde + L-Alanineputrescine:pyruvate aminotransferase
R01920 S-Adenosylmethioninamine + Putrescine <=> 5'-Methylthioadenosine + SpermidineS-adenosylmethioninamine:putrescine 3-aminopropyltransferase
R01151 Putrescine + Oxygen + H2O <=> 4-Aminobutyraldehyde + Ammonia + Hydrogen peroxidePutrescine:oxygen oxidoreductase (deaminating)
R01154 Acetyl-CoA + Putrescine <=> CoA + N-Acetylputrescineacetyl-CoA:putrescine N-acetyltransferase

Table of KEGG human pathways containing Putrescine

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa00330 Arginine and proline metabolism 5
hsa01100 Metabolic pathways 3
hsa00480 Glutathione metabolism 2
hsa00270 Cysteine and methionine metabolism 1
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