cyclic AMP

[ sahy-klik ey-em-pee, siklik ]

nounBiochemistry.
  1. a cyclic anhydride of adenosine monophosphate formed from adenosine triphosphate by the action of adenylate cyclase: in cellular metabolism, it acts as an intracellular amplifier or second messenger of signals derived from hormones or neurotransmitters.

Origin of cyclic AMP

1
First recorded in 1965–70

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British Dictionary definitions for cyclic AMP

cyclic AMP

noun
  1. cyclic adenosine monophosphate: a constituent of biological cells, responsible for triggering processes that are dependent on hormones

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