Biologically Active Substance
cyclic AMP Audio
cy·clic AMP
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Definitions related to cyclic amp:
  • A second messenger molecule comprised of an adenine ribonucleotide bearing a phosphate group bound to the oxygen molecules at the 3' and 5' positions of the sugar moiety. Cyclic AMP, which is synthesized from ATP by the intracellular enzyme adenylate cyclase, modulates the activity of several hormone-dependent signal transduction pathways.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Adenine nucleotide containing one phosphate group which is esterified to both the 3' and 5' positions of the sugar moiety; it is a second messenger and a key intracellular regulator, functioning as a mediator of activity for a number of hormones.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • An adenine nucleotide containing one phosphate group which is esterified to both the 3'- and 5'-positions of the sugar moiety. It is a second messenger and a key intracellular regulator, functioning as a mediator of activity for a number of hormones, including epinephrine, glucagon, and ACTH.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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