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SHEET /m/putrescine · PubChem CID 1045 · CAS 110-60-1 · REV 2026.07

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Putrescine

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C4H12N2 · 88.15 g/mol

butylenediamine · tetramethyldiamine · tetramethylenediamine

What is Putrescine?

One of the two molecules named for the smell of decaying flesh, though the body makes it in small amounts as a normal part of cell growth. from source

CategoryBody
Chemical familyAmines
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Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit

SMILESC(CCN)CN

Where you'll find it

Your own body makes this one. It is not an ingredient you buy. See the rest of the body group.

Toxicity & hazards

Toxicity · LD50

510 mg/kg · low toxicity · LD50 mouse iv from source

4 more reported values
  • 760 mg/kgLD50 · iv · rat
  • 1,400 mg/kgLD50 · other · mouse
  • 1,625 mg/kgLD50 · other · rat
  • 1,880 mg/kgLD50 · other · mouse
DangerFlammableCorrosiveToxicIrritantH226, H290, H302, H311, H312, H314, H318, H330, H412from source

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Where Putrescine leads

Relatedcomputed
Cadaverine88% similarBoth carry an amine group.Spermidine50% similarBoth carry an amine group.Agmatine41% similarBoth carry an amine group.GABA38% similarBoth carry an amine group.Lysine35% similarBoth carry an amine group.

Sources & methodology

PubChem CID
1045
Wikidata
Q410190
Structure
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LD50
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