Examples of adenosine monophosphate in a Sentence
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The serotonin simply crossed the synapse and temporarily modified proteins in the membrane of the target cell, leading to production of messenger chemicals such as CAMP (cyclic adenosine monophosphate).
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Dan Hurley, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2012
Such medications act by inhibiting the action of phosphodiesterase enzymes that normally degrade cyclic guanosine monophosphatec (GMP) and cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP).
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2022
The amoebas sought after an acid called adenosine monophosphate that flooded the maze’s end.
—Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Sep. 2020
Dan Hurley, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2012
Such medications act by inhibiting the action of phosphodiesterase enzymes that normally degrade cyclic guanosine monophosphatec (GMP) and cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP).
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2022
The amoebas sought after an acid called adenosine monophosphate that flooded the maze’s end.
—Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Sep. 2020
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First Known Use
1941, in the meaning defined above
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Medical Definition
adenosine monophosphate
noun
adenosine mo·no·phos·phate
-ˌmän-ə-ˈfäs-ˌfāt, -ˌmō-nə- 
: amp
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