The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of putrescine, 1,4-diaminobutane, from other compounds, including arginine; in this pathway, arginine is converted to agmatine, and agmatine is converted to putrescine in a single enzymatic step.
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putrescine anabolism from arginine, using agmatinase; putrescine biosynthesis from arginine, using agmatinase; putrescine formation from arginine, using agmatinase; putrescine synthesis from arginine, using agmatinase