Ptomaine
noun
1.
any of a class of foul-smelling nitrogenous substances produced by bacteria during putrefaction of animal or plant protein: formerly thought to be toxic.
noun
1.
any of a group of amines, such as cadaverine or putrescine, formed by decaying organic matter
ptomaine pto·maine (tō’mān’, tō-mān’)
n.
A basic nitrogenous organic compound produced by bacterial putrefaction of protein.
ptomaine
(tō’mān’)
Any of various toxic nitrogenous organic compounds produced by bacterial decomposition of protein, especially in dead animal tissue. Ptomaines are bases and are formed by removing the carboxyl group (COOH) from amino acids. They do not cause food poisoning, as was previously thought, but the term ptomaine poisoning is still used to describe food poisoning caused by bacteria.
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