spermine biosynthetic process

Term ID

GO:0006597

Synonyms

• spermine anabolism
• spermine biosynthesis
• spermine formation
• spermine synthesis

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of spermine, a polybasic amine found in human sperm, in ribosomes and in some viruses and involved in nucleic acid packaging.

References

Ontology

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