- a. cyclase an enzyme acting on ATP to form 3′,5′-cyclic AMP plus pyrophosphate. A crucial step in the regulation and formation of second messengers. SYN: 3′,5′-cyclic AMP synthetase.
- a. kinase adenylic acid kinase; a phosphotransferase that catalyzes the reversible phosphorylation of a molecule of ADP by MgADP, yielding MgATP and AMP. SYN: adenylic acid kinase, myokinase.
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aden·yl·ate (ə-denґə-lāt) the dissociated form of adenylic acid.Medical dictionary. 2011.