The chemical reactions and pathways involving spermine, a polybasic amine found in human sperm, in ribosomes and in some viruses, which is involved in nucleic acid packaging. Synthesis is regulated by ornithine decarboxylase which plays a key role in control of DNA replication. [GOC:curators]
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C5: Ontology GO: Gene Ontology GO:BP: GO Biological Process