Adenosylmethionine Decarboxylase
"Adenosylmethionine Decarboxylase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme that catalyzes the decarboxylation of S-adenosyl-L-methionine to yield 5'-deoxy-(5'-),3-aminopropyl-(1), methylsulfonium salt. It is one of the enzymes responsible for the synthesis of spermidine from putrescine. EC 4.1.1.50.
| Descriptor ID |
D012437
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.520.224.125.050
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| Concept/Terms |
Adenosylmethionine Decarboxylase- Adenosylmethionine Decarboxylase
- Decarboxylase, Adenosylmethionine
- S-Adenosylmethionine Decarboxylase
- Decarboxylase, S-Adenosylmethionine
- S Adenosylmethionine Decarboxylase
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Adenosylmethionine Decarboxylase" by people in Profiles.
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Involvement of the polyamine pathway in breast cancer progression. Cancer Lett. 1995 May 25; 92(1):49-57.
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Effect of 1,3-diaminopropan-2-o1, an inhibitor of ornithine decarboxylase, on the metabolic response of liver to insulin. Can J Physiol Pharmacol. 1982 Dec; 60(12):1493-8.
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Regulation of the activity of ornithine decarboxylase and S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase in mammary gland and liver of lactating rats. Effects of starvation, prolactin and insulin deficiency. Biochem J. 1982 Mar 15; 202(3):693-8.
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Polyamine metabolism in liver of young rats. Biochem J. 1978 Sep 15; 174(3):727-32.
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Subcellular localization of putrescine-dependent S-adenosyl methionine decarboxylase in rat liver. FEBS Lett. 1977 Dec 15; 84(2):385-7.