An amine produced by the decarboxylation of arginine during the degradation of proteins.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Independent. From German Agmatin, probably from A- (in Amino-) + g- (in Guanidin) + -ma- (in Ptomain) + -in, with insertion of -t- apparently for euphony.
Definition of agmatine in US English:
agmatine
(also agmatin)
nounˈaɡmətiːn
Biochemistry
An amine produced by the decarboxylation of arginine during the degradation of proteins.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Independent. From German Agmatin, probably from A- (in Amino-) + g- (in Guanidin) + -ma- (in Ptomain) + -in, with insertion of -t- apparently for euphony.