1,5-Pentanediamine; 1,5-diaminopentane; a foul-smelling diamine formed by bacterial decarboxylation of lysine; poisonous and irritating to the skin; found in decaying meat and fish.
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ca·dav·er·ine kə-'dav-ə-.rēn n a syrupy colorless poisonous ptomaine C5H14N2 formed by decarboxylation of lysine esp. in putrefaction of flesh
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ca·dav·er·ine (kə-davґər-in) [L. cadaver corpse] a foul-smelling nitrogenous base, pentamethylenediamine, produced by decarboxylation of lysine. It is produced in decaying protein material by the action of bacteria, particularly species of Vibrio.Medical dictionary. 2011.