S-adenosyl-3-thiopropylamine

Uses

S-(5′-Adenosyl)-3-thiopropylamine has been used as a calibrant solution to spike human urine samples for solid-phase extraction studies. It has also been used as an analyte in capillary electrophoresis (CE) and micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC).

Definition

ChEBI: A thioadenosine that is adenosine in which the hydroxy group at C-5' is replaced by a 3-aminopropyl group.

Biochem/physiol Actions

S-(5′-Adenosyl)-3-thiopropylamine or S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine comprises base, sugar or amino acid. It acts as an inhibitor for spermidine synthase and spermine synthase.