Organic Chemical
polyamine
pol·y·a·mine [ pol-ee-uh-meen, -am-in ]
Subclass of:
Amines
Definitions related to polyamines:
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Compounds containing two or more amine groups.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Amine compounds that consist of carbon chains or rings containing two or more primary amino groups.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(polyamine compound) A class or organic compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen containing two or more amino groups with some compounds acting as essential growth factors for microorganisms.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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