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Meaning of "spermine" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPERMINE

spermine  [ˈspɜːmiːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPERMINE

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Spermine is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SPERMINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Spermine

Spermine is a polyamine involved in cellular metabolism found in all eukaryotic cells. 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 physiological pH. Spermine is associated with nucleic acids and is thought to stabilize helical structure, in particular, in viruses. Crystals of spermine phosphate were first described in 1678, in human semen, by Anton van Leeuwenhoek. The name spermin was first used by the German chemists Ladenburg and Abel in 1888, and the correct structure of spermine was not finally established until 1926, simultaneously in England and Germany.

Definition of spermine in the English dictionary

The definition of spermine in the dictionary is a white or colourless basic water-soluble amine that is found in semen, sputum, and animal tissues; diaminopropyltetramethylenediamine. Formula: C10H26N4.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPERMINE


Amin
æˈmiːn
amine
əˈmiːn
amphetamine
æmˈfɛtəˌmiːn
bromine
ˈbrəʊmiːn
castanospermine
ˌkæstənəʊˈspɜːmiːn
dimethylamine
daɪˈmiːθaɪləˌmiːn
glucosamine
ɡluːˈkəʊzˈəmiːn
glutamine
ˈɡluːtəˌmiːn
hegumene
hɪˈɡjuːmiːn
histamine
ˈhɪstəˌmiːn
hydroxylamine
haɪˌdrɒksɪləˈmiːn
ketamine
ˈkɛtəmiːn
mean
miːn
melamine
ˈmɛləˌmiːn
methylamine
miːˈθaɪləˌmiːn
mien
miːn
neostigmine
ˌniːəʊˈstɪɡmiːn
protamine
ˈprəʊtəˌmiːn
ramin
ræˈmiːn
thiamine
ˈθaɪəˌmiːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPERMINE

spermatozoa
spermatozoal
spermatozoan
spermatozoic
spermatozoid
spermatozoon
spermic
spermicidal
spermicide
spermiduct
spermiogeneses
spermiogenesis
spermiogenetic
spermogone
spermogonia
spermogonium
spermophile
spermophyte
spermophytic
spermous

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPERMINE

bellarmine
carmine
countermine
determine
domine
dopamine
ermine
examine
extermine
famine
jasmine
landmine
mine
of mine
overmine
picrocarmine
predetermine
redetermine
small ermine
undermine

Synonyms and antonyms of spermine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «spermine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPERMINE

Find out the translation of spermine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of spermine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spermine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

espermina
570 millions of speakers

English

spermine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

spermine
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السبرمين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

спермин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

espermina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

spermine
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

spermine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sperma
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Spermin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スペルミン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

페르 민
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spermine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

spermine
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

spermine
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शुक्राणू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

spermin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spermina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spermina
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

спермін
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

spermina
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σπερμινο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spermine
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spermin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Spermine
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spermine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPERMINE»

The term «spermine» is regularly used and occupies the 93.277 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPERMINE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about spermine

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPERMINE»

Discover the use of spermine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spermine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Biochemical Studies of Spermidine/spermine ...
2.3.5 Binding of Spermine and Polyamine Analogs There are similarities between how SSAT binds spermine and how it binds inhibitors; however, there are also significant differences. Binding of spermine uses several of the same residues ...
Eric John Montemayor, 2008
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Immune Response in the Critically Ill
Spermine, a ubiquitous tetravalent biogenic amine that is present in all eukaryotic cells, is characterized structurally by four positive charges separated by an aliphatic chain. Addition of spermine to LPS-stimulated primary human monocytes ...
John C. Marshall, Jonathan Cohen, 2002
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Polyamine Cell Signaling: Physiology, Pharmacology, and ...
hexamethylene diamine did not follow the pattern of spermidine and spermine, but stabilized B-DNA. Molecular modeling studies by Zakrezewska and Pullman ( 18) indicated that spermine binding depended on DNA conformation and base ...
Jian-Ying Wang, 2007
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The Physiology of Polyamines
High activity in testis may be related to the process of spermatogenesis.67 B. Prostate In man and in some other mammals, seminal spermine is derived from the prostate gland.68 Analysis of polyamines in whole prostatic tissue from sexually ...
Uriel Bachrach, Yair M. Heimer, 1989
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Progress in Drug Research
In tumour-bearing mice, spermine accumulated even more rapidly in red blood cells and plasma. Interruption of the treatment with the polyamine oxidase inactivator caused the rapid transformation of spermine into spermidine within the red ...
Ernst Jucker, 2002
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Arterial Chemoreceptors: Arterial Chemoreceptors
3 Inhibitory effect of spermine on whole cell Cav1.2 currents. (A) Typical example of the effect of 200 μM spermine on Cav1.2 currents. The effect of spermine was reversible. The insert shows traces evocated by a + 15mV step. Scale bars are ...
International Society of Arterial Chemoreception. Meeting, Constancio Gonzalez, Colin A. Nurse, 2009
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Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Therapeutic ...
The effect of spermine on nitrite production can be prevented by isoniazid or hydroxylamine, inhibitors of spermine oxidase, as well as by phenylhydrazine, and aldehyde inhibitor (Szabo et al., 1994c). We have therefore tested the effects of ...
‎1995
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Polyamines in Health and Nutrition
Susan Bardocz, Ann White. PAO (Holtta, 1977) catalyses the oxidation of spermine and spermidine but not putrescine. It acts on the secondary amino groups of spermine or spermidine with 3-aminopropanal as one of the products ( Figure 1.4).
Susan Bardocz, Ann White, 1999
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Methods in Proteome and Protein Analysis
1986); (2) fixation of [HC]spermine to ribosomal subunits with dimethyl suberimidate (Kakegawa et al. 1986). Table 9.1 lists the ribosomal proteins predominantly cross-linked to spermine. Although the extent of spermidine cross- linking was ...
Roza Maria Kamp, Juan J. Calvete, Theodora Choli-Papadopoulou, 2004
10
Laboratory Evaluations for Integrative and Functional Medicine
Putrescene Putrescene is an intermediate in the formation of spermine. The conversion of putrescene into spermine consumes two SAM molecules in reactions that transfer propylamine groups (-(CH 2 ) 3 -NH 2 ) rather than the methyl group ...
Richard S. Lord, J. Alexander Bralley, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPERMINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spermine is used in the context of the following news items.
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Is Semen Really Good For Your Skin? 6 Things You Didn't Know …
Spermine, found in sperm, can do everything from soften skin to help prevent wrinkles. In fact, there's spas, like Graceful Services in New York, where you can ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
2
Respiratory diseases Breathing easy with calcilytics
The authors therefore hypothesized that in asthma, polycations such as eosinophil cationic protein (ECP), spermine or major basic protein (MBP) could activate ... «Nature.com, May 15»
3
Live SPERM facials offered by This Morning - has the daytime show …
Human sperm contains spermine - a powerful anti-oxidant which is said to diminish wrinkles and smooth the skin. It is also the compound that primarily ... «mirror.co.uk, Apr 15»
4
No, A 'Semen Facial Is Not a Good Idea
One of the basic amines in semen—spermine—has also been touted as being beneficial for skin because it acts as an antioxidant, which was the rationale ... «Daily Beast, Mar 15»
5
New Cancer Diagnostic Primed to Change the Industry
... a Vancouver-based company, has used this metabolomics approach to identify such an enzyme called spermidine/spermine N1-acetyltransferase (SSAT). «PR Newswire, Mar 15»
6
Spermine 7 bin 500 lira veriyorlar
BBC'den Soutik Biswas'ın haberine göre Hindistan'daki bir boğa öyle güçlü, öyle sağlıklı ki, onun gibi bir boğaya sahip olmak isteyen insanlar hayvanın ... «Borsagundem, Feb 15»
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Meaty amines: Underivatised LC/MS analysis
The ratio of spermidine to spermine is an alternative freshness index, with values of 0.50 indicating fresh meat, 0.50-0.70 poor quality and higher than 0.70 ... «separationsNOW.com, Oct 14»
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Seaweed becomes latest cosmeceutical fad
Another cellulite cream contains an extract from red colored seaweed rich in k-carrageenan, which can intereact with spermine and spermidine. «ModernMedicine, Sep 14»
9
Urine test could catch lung cancer early
After ingestion, the antiparkinson and antiviral drug amantadine is acetylated in the body by the enzyme spermidine/spermine N1 acetyltransferase to give AcAm ... «Chemistry World, Sep 14»
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Bell Lifestyle Products Offers Erosyn to Help Women Enhance Their …
The product also includes Spermine, an ingredient that has been shown to help with depression as well as a range of other medical issues.[ii] Bell Lifestyle ... «RushPRnews.com, Aug 14»

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