| Term Name: | piperidine |
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| Synonyms: | Azacyclohexane, azinane, cyclopentimine, cypentil, Hexahydropyridine, hexazane, pentamethyleneamine, pentamethyleneimine, pentamethylenimine, perhydropyridine, pip, Piperidin, piperidine |
| Definition: | An azacycloalkane that is cyclohexane in which one of the carbons is replaced by a nitrogen. It is a metabolite of cadaverine, a polyamine found in the human intestine. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:18049] ( EBI ) |