cadaverin

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noun A ptomaïne first found in decomposing cadavers: a product of bacterial action in most instances, but sometimes formed in the body in the absence of microbes in eases of cystinuria. It is a derivative of lysin, and is known as pentamethylene-diamine (CH₂ (NH₂)(CH₂)₄(NH₂)).

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Or are such substances as putrescein, cadaverin, skatol or indol -- which are derived through chemical change in the putrescent mass -- contributors to the spread of the poisonous taint throughout the system?

Intestinal Ills Chronic Constipation, Indigestion, Autogenetic Poisons, Diarrhea, Piles, Etc. Also Auto-Infection, Auto-Intoxication, Anemia, Emaciation, Etc. Due to Proctitis and Colitis
Zwaardemaker, artificially produced odors (like cadaverin) resemble it.

Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 Sexual Selection In Man Havelock Ellis 1899
This process results in the formation of offensive gases like hydrogen sulphide, methyl mescaptan, cadaverin, skatol causing bad odor.

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