Urinary metabolites of polyamines in rats. 1978

T Noto, and T Tanaka, and T Nakajima

Urinary metabolites of polyamines in rats were studied systematically by the intraperitoneal injection of radioactive polyamines. Urinary metabolites were fractionated into 4 fractions containing non-polar and acidic compounds, acidic and neutral ampholytes, basic ampholytes and polyamines. A large amount of radioactivity was detected in the fractions containing non-polar and acidic compounds and polyamines of urine of rats injected with radioactive putrescine, while in the case of the injection of radioactive spermidine or spermine a relatively large amount of radioactivity was found in the basic ampholyte fraction as well as in the polyamine fraction. Analysis of these fractions indicated that gamma-aminobutyric acid, N-monoacetylputrescine, 2(3)-hydroxyputrescine, putreanine, N-(3-aminopropyl)-4-aminobutyric acid (isoputreanine), spermic acid, N-(3-aminopropyl), N'-(2-carboxyethyl)-1,4-diaminobutane, and N-monoacetylspermidine A and B were excreted as urinary metabolites of the polyamines in addition to putrescine, spermidine and spermine.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D011073 Polyamines Amine compounds that consist of carbon chains or rings containing two or more primary amino groups. Polyamine
D011700 Putrescine A toxic diamine formed by putrefaction from the decarboxylation of arginine and ornithine. 1,4-Butanediamine,1,4-Diaminobutane,Tetramethylenediamine,1,4 Butanediamine,1,4 Diaminobutane
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013095 Spermidine A polyamine formed from putrescine. It is found in almost all tissues in association with nucleic acids. It is found as a cation at all pH values, and is thought to help stabilize some membranes and nucleic acid structures. It is a precursor of spermine.
D013096 Spermine A biogenic polyamine formed from spermidine. It is found in a wide variety of organisms and tissues and is an essential growth factor in some bacteria. It is found as a polycation at all pH values. Spermine is associated with nucleic acids, particularly in viruses, and is thought to stabilize the helical structure.
D051381 Rats The common name for the genus Rattus. Rattus,Rats, Laboratory,Rats, Norway,Rattus norvegicus,Laboratory Rat,Laboratory Rats,Norway Rat,Norway Rats,Rat,Rat, Laboratory,Rat, Norway,norvegicus, Rattus

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