Parameter: cAMP

Short Description: 
cAMP
Short Name: 
cAMP
Official Name: 
Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
Units: 
various
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» skos:exactMatch http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C208
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Description

Cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) is a second messenger molecule comprised of an adenine ribonucleotide bearing a phosphate group bound to the oxygen molecules at the 3' and 5' positions of the sugar moiety. Cyclic AMP, which is synthesized from ATP by the intracellular enzyme adenylate cyclase, modulates the activity of several hormone-dependent signal transduction pathways. [Definition Source: NCI]