adenylate cyclase

English

Noun

adenylate cyclase (uncountable)

(biochemistry) An enzyme which cyclizes adenosine triphosphate (ATP) into cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cyclic AMP, cAMP), having key regulatory roles in essentially all cells.

Synonyms

adenylyl cyclase

Translations

enzyme

Finnish: adenylaattisyklaasi
Portuguese: adenilato ciclase f
Spanish: adenilato ciclasa f
Swedish: adenylcyklas (sv), adenylatcyklas (sv), adenylylcyklas (sv)

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