cadaverine

• Бесцветный токсичный птомаин с неприятным запахом, образующийся при гниении животных тканей.

A colorless, toxic ptomaine with an unpleasant odor that is produced during the putrefaction of animal tissue.

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1. Ptomaine compoundC2formalscientific

   A colorless, toxic, and foul-smelling organic compound produced during the decomposition of animal tissue, specifically from the breakdown of lysine.

   Трупный яд

   • The presence of cadaverine in the sample indicated advanced decomposition.
   • Cadaverine is one of the compounds responsible for the distinct odor of rotting flesh.
   • Forensic scientists can detect cadaverine to estimate the time of death.