EC Number   |
Application |
Reference |
|---|
    2.5.1.16 | biotechnology |
the FSPD1 gene is considered useful for gene transfer technology aiming at improving environmental stress tolerance of sweet potato |
676402 |
| 2.5.1.16 | drug development |
the enzyme is a drug target in the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, due to the vital role of spermidine in the activation of the eukaryotic translation initiation factor and cell proliferation |
672560 |
| 2.5.1.16 | medicine |
pharmacologic inhibition of spermidine ssynthase, and perhaps all components of the polyamine biosynthetic pathway, is a valid therapeutic strategy for the treatment of visceral and, potentially, other forms of leishmaniasis |
-, 722385 |
| 2.5.1.16 | nutrition |
overexpression of the spermidine synthase gene substantially increases the tolerance to multiple stresses by altering the polyamine titers |
690157 |
