释义 |
ˈspermine Chem.|ˈspɜːmiːn| Also -in. [a. F. spermine: see sperm n. and -ine5.] A toxin extracted from the pancreas and some other parts of the body.
1892Lancet 16 July 175/1 Professor de Poehl..had succeeded in extracting from the pancreas, thyroid body, ovaries and testes a leucomaine called spermine. 1898Allbutt's Syst. Med. V. 647 A compound of phosphoric acid and a base ‘Spermin’. 1899Ibid. VIII. 50 Oppenheim once observed tetany after a spermin injection. 1927[see spermidine]. 1937Thorpe's Dict. Appl. Chem. (ed. 4) I. 315/1 The polyamino-compounds are of little interest with the exception of spermine, a tetra⁓amino derivative of the constitution NH2·[CH2]3·NH·[CH2]4·NH·[CH2]3·NH2, first isolated from human semen by Schreiner, and occurring in many mammalian organs. 1964,1974[see spermidine]. |