cyclic GMP — Biochem. a cyclic anhydride of guanosine monophosphate formed from guanosine triphosphate by the action of guanylate cyclase: in cellular metabolism, it acts as a second messenger associated with increased cell division and growth. Also called… … Universalium
cyclic AMP — Biochem. a cyclic anhydride of adenosine monophosphate formed from adenosine triphosphate by the action of adenylate cyclase: in cellular metabolism, it acts as an intracellular amplifier or second messenger of signals derived from hormones or… … Universalium
cyclic AMP — n. biochem. a small molecule, a cyclic anhydride of AMP, that activates enzymes, amplifies the effects of hormones and neurotransmitters, and performs other vital functions within the cell • Etymology: 1965–70 … From formal English to slang
cyclic GMP — n. biochem. a small molecule, a cyclic anhydride of GMP, that acts in cellular metabolism to increase cell division and growth Also called cGMP Etymology: 1970–75 … From formal English to slang
phthalic anhydride — noun a white cyclic anhydride • Hypernyms: ↑anhydride … Useful english dictionary
maleic anhydride — noun Date: 1857 a caustic crystalline cyclic anhydride C4H2O3 used especially in making resins … New Collegiate Dictionary
Acid anhydride — An acid anhydride is an organic compound that has two acyl groups bound to the same oxygen atom.GoldBookRef|title=acid anhydrides|url=http://goldbook.iupac.org/A00072.html] Most commonly, the acyl groups are derived from the same carboxylic acid … Wikipedia
Oxalic anhydride — IUPAC name oxiranedione … Wikipedia
phthalic anhydride — n a crystalline cyclic acid anhydride C8H4O3 that is used esp. in making alkyd resins and is a structural part of thalidomide * * * a reactive, low molecular weight compound with a wide variety of industrial uses, including the manufacture of… … Medical dictionary
maleic anhydride — noun : a crystalline cyclic acid anhydride C4H2O3 that gives rise to maleic acid on reaction with water, that reacts readily with dienes in the Diels Alder reaction, and that is used chiefly in the manufacture of alkyd and other resins and in the … Useful english dictionary
phthalic anhydride — noun Date: 1855 a crystalline cyclic acid anhydride C8H4O3 used especially in making alkyd resins … New Collegiate Dictionary