adenylate cyclase

adenylate cyclase
/euh den"l it, -ayt', ad"n l-/, Biochem.
an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of ATP to cyclic AMP. Also called adenyl cyclase /ad"n il/.
[1965-70; ADEN(INE) + -YL + ATE2]

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