Also known as
1,4-diamino butane. Putrescine is a
chemical compound similar to
cadaverine. As you can probably guess from the name, putrescine and
cadaverine smells like
rotting corpses.
Putrescine Synthesis
Which is probably the bit you've been waiting for.
Putrescine is produced from the reaction of arginine decarboxylase with H+ ions and water. It's created as a byproduct of stress reactions in plants, and in small basement labs around the country for personal use.
Several quick warnings:
- Be extremely careful working with this stuff. You get it on your hands, it will not come out until the skin wears away.
- If you apply this stuff to anything, be sure that:
- It's not valuable.
- You can dispose of it relatively easily.
I'm really not kidding.
A friend of mine soaked a few rags in this stuff, and threw them in the back of her linear algebra teacher's car.
The car had to be scrapped.