SINCE 1828
adenylate cyclase
noun
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
noun
ade·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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