ad·e·nyl·ate cy·clase | \ ə-ˌde-nə-lət-ˈsī-ˌklās 
, -ˌlāt-, -ˌklāz; ˌa-də-ˌni-lət-, -ə-ˌlāt- \
, -ˌlāt-, -ˌklāz; ˌa-də-ˌni-lət-, -ə-ˌlāt- \Definition of adenylate cyclase
: an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of cyclic AMP from ATP
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adenylate cyclase
nounade·nyl·ate cyclase | \ ə-ˌden-ᵊl-ət- , ˌad-ᵊn-(ˌ)il- , -ˌāt- \
, ˌad-ᵊn-(ˌ)il- , -ˌāt- \Medical Definition of adenylate cyclase
: an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of cyclic AMP from ATP
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The first known use of adenylate cyclase was in 1962
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