Definition of Spermine
1. a chemical compound [n -S]
Medical Definition of Spermine
1.
Polybasic amine. Found in human sperm, in ribosomes and in some viruses. Involved in nucleic acid packaging. Synthesis is regulated by ornithine decarboxylase which plays a key role in control of DNA replication.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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