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N-(3-Aminopropyl)acetamide is a monoacetylated polyamine that can be used as a building block in the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds. Polyamines are promising biochemical markers of cancer and many other pathophysiological conditions, thus their concentrations in biological fluids have been analyzed.

N-Acetyl-1,3-propanediamine is an protected intermediate in the synthesis of analogs of Spermidine (S680400), an antineoplastic agent.

ChEBI: N-monoacetylalkane-alpha,omega-diamine is an acetamide obtained by acetylation of one of the amino groups of any alkane-alpha,omega-diamine. AcNHCH2(CH2)nCH2NH2, where n = 0, 1, 2, etc. It is a member of acetamides and a primary amino compound. It is functionally related to an alkane-alpha,omega-diamine. It is a conjugate base of a N-monoacetylalkane-alpha,omega-diamine(1+).

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