Meanings
nounadenylate cyclase (uncountable)
- uncountablebiochemistryAn enzyme which cyclizes adenosine triphosphate (ATP) into cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cyclic AMP, cAMP), having key regulatory roles in essentially all cells.
Synonyms: adenylyl cyclase
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn enzyme which cyclizes adenosine triphosphate (ATP) into cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cyclic AMP, cAMP), having key regulatory roles in essentially all cells.
Similar
adenylyl cyclase
Translations
Finnish adenylaattisyklaasi
- adenylaattisyklaasienzyme
Portuguese adenilato ciclase
- adenilato ciclaseenzyme
Spanish adenilato ciclasa
- adenilato ciclasaenzyme
Swedish adenylcyklas, adenylatcyklas
- adenylcyklasenzyme
- adenylatcyklasenzyme
- adenylylcyklasenzyme
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APA
adenylate cyclase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adenylate%20cyclase
MLA
“adenylate cyclase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adenylate%20cyclase. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adenylate cyclase,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adenylate%20cyclase.
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