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monophosphate

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[mon-uh-fos-fayt] / ˌmɒn əˈfɒs feɪt /

noun

Chemistry.
  1. a salt containing only one phosphate group.


Etymology

Origin of monophosphate

mono- + phosphate


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Their experiments showed that semaglutide's impact depended heavily on increased levels of cyclic adenosine monophosphate, or cAMP, in the area postrema, a part of the brain involved in appetite regulation.

From Science Daily ● May 25, 2026

A protein kinase activated by cyclic adenosine monophosphate, an intracellular signaling molecule.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 3, 2024

How do spermidine, guanosine monophosphate and inosine monophosphate induce responses in macrophages, and why do the three metabolites work only when given together?

From Nature ● Mar. 17, 2020

Guanosine monophosphate and inosine monophosphate are known to signal to G-protein-coupled adenosine receptors9, and spermidine can participate in a broad range of activities.

From Nature ● Mar. 17, 2020

It releases one phosphoric acid group very easily and goes over in the diphosphate, ADP, but it can also lose 2 P-groups as pyrophosphoric acid and leave the monophosphate, AMP.

From History of Phosphorus by Eduard Farber

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