Compound Description
An alkane-alpha,omega-diammonium(2+) that is the dication of putrescine (1,4-butanediamine) arising from protonation of both primary amino groups; major species at pH 7.3.
Molecular Formula
C4H14N2
Monoisotopic Mass
90.11460
InChI
InChI=1S/C4H12N2/c5-3-1-2-4-6/h1-6H2/p+2
InChIKey
KIDHWZJUCRJVML-UHFFFAOYSA-P
Synonyms
butane-1,4-diaminium
putrescine
putrescinium dication
putrescinium(2+)
NCBI:txid9606 10.1038/nbt.2488
Select Pathways
Select Pathway
Select Reaction
Nothing selected
H2O + N-acetylputrescine = acetate + putrescine 2-oxoglutarate + putrescine = 4-aminobutanal + L-glutamate acetyl-CoA + putrescine = CoA + H(+) + N-acetylputrescine H2O + O2 + spermidine = 3-aminopropanal + H2O2 + putrescine H2O + N(1)-acetylspermidine + O2 = 3-acetamidopropanal + H2O2 + putrescine L-ornithine(out) + putrescine(in) = L-ornithine(in) + putrescine(out) H(+)(in) + putrescine(in) = H(+)(out) + putrescine(out) ATP + H2O + putrescine(out) = ADP + H(+) + phosphate + putrescine(in) putrescine + pyruvate = 4-aminobutanal + L-alanine O2 + putrescine = 1-pyrroline + H2O2 + NH4(+)