OCCURRENCE OF AMINOPROPYLHOMOSPERMIDINE AND CANAVALMINE IN THE HAMSTER EPIDIDYMIS

  • 1 October 1987
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 15  (4) , 817-822
Abstract
The Syrian hamster epididymis contains rather high levels of sym-homospermidine, N1-acetylspermidine and N1-acetylspermine in addition to the common polyamines putrescine, spermidine, and spermine. In the present study two other polyamines were identified in adult hamster epididymis by gas chromatography; they are aminopropylhomospermidine [NH2 (CH2)3NH(CH2)4 NH (CH2)4NH2] and canavalmine [NH2 (CH2)4NH(CH2)3NH(CH2)4NH2]. The molar ratio of the former to the latter was about 2:1. This is the first report to show that tetraamines other than spermine are present in mammalian tissues.

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