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Antiviral Action of Oxidized Spermine— Inactivation of Plant Viruses

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SPERMINE, NH2(CH2)3NH(CH2)4NH(CH2)3NH2, a naturally occurring polyamine, is oxidized by purified serum amine oxidase as follows (ref. 1):

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  1. Department of Clinical Microbiology, Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel

    U. BACHRACH, SHLOMIT RABINA, G. LOEBENSTEIN & G. EILON

  2. Virus Laboratory, Volcani Institute of Agricultural Research, Beit Dagon, Israel

    U. BACHRACH, SHLOMIT RABINA, G. LOEBENSTEIN & G. EILON

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BACHRACH, U., RABINA, S., LOEBENSTEIN, G. et al. Antiviral Action of Oxidized Spermine— Inactivation of Plant Viruses. Nature 208, 1095–1096 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/2081095a0

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