noun
cyclic AMP
Biochemistry term for adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate, a second messenger. Also referred to as サイクリックAMP.
See also: サイクリックＡＭＰ
環状ＡＭＰは細胞内シグナル伝達に関与する。
Cyclic AMP is involved in intracellular signal transduction.
Synonym; サイクリックAMP is a direct loanword from English, while 環状AMP uses the Japanese word for 'cyclic'.
From 環状 (cyclic) + AMP (adenosine monophosphate). A calque of English 'cyclic AMP'.