adenylatecyclase

a·den·yl·ate cyclase (ə-dĕnʹl-ĭt, ăd'n-ĭlʹĭt) also a·den·yl cyclase (ə-dĕnʹl, ăd'n-ĭl) n.

An enzyme that catalyzes the formation of cylic AMP from ATP.

  [adenine + -yl + -ate² + cycl- + -ase.]

* * *