Cadaverine

DB03854ExperimentalSmall molecule

Cadaverine is a foul-smelling diamine formed by bacterial decarboxylation of lysine.

Chemical structure of Cadaverine
Formula / weight
C5H14N2 · 102.1781 g/mol (avg)
Also known as
1,5-Diaminopentane · 1,5-pentamethylenediamine · 1,5-Pentanediamine · DAPE · Pentamethylenediamine

Resolves to

Compound
UNIIL90BEN6OLLCAS462-94-2ChEMBLCHEMBL119296ChEBI18127PubChem273KEGGC01672
Structure
InChIKeyVHRGRCVQAFMJIZ-UHFFFAOYSA-NSMILESNCCCCCN
Targets
O43570CA12P00918CA2Q9ULX7CA14Q16790CA9P23280CA6P00915CA1P22748CA4Q46893ispD

What you can answer from here — as of September 13, 2026

8Protein targetsEach mapped to UniProt, with action and pharmacological action
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