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adenosine monophosphate

American  
[mon-uh-fos-feyt] / ˌmɒn əˈfɒs feɪt /

noun

Biochemistry.

  1. AMP.

adenosine monophosphate British  
/ ˌmɒnəʊˈfɒsfeɪt /

noun

  1.  AMP.  another term for adenylic acid

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adenosine monophosphate Scientific  
/ mŏn′ō-fŏs′fāt′ /

  1. See AMP

Etymology

Origin of adenosine monophosphate

First recorded in 1945–50; mono- + phosphate

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

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