Cyclic 3′,5′-adenosine monophosphate

Alternate titles: cAMP; cyclic AMP
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aging process

  • TITLE: aging (life process)
    SECTION: Aging of neural and endocrine systems
    A general characteristic of aging of the endocrine system is that the cells that once responded vigorously to hormones become less responsive. A normal chemical in cells, cyclic adenosine monophosphate (AMP), is thought to be a transmitter of hormonal information across cell membranes. It may be possible to identify the specific sites in the membrane or the cell interior at which communication...

allosteric control

  • TITLE: allosteric control (biochemistry)
    ...enzyme adenyl cyclase, itself activated by the hormone adrenaline (epinephrine), which is released when a mammal requires energy, catalyzes a reaction that results in the formation of the compound cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cyclic AMP). Cyclic AMP, in turn, activates enzymes that metabolize carbohydrates for energy production. A combination of allosteric activation and inhibition thus...

cell adhesion

  • TITLE: cell (biology)
    SECTION: Intercellular recognition and cell adhesion
    ...secrete chemicals that cause the other cells to adhere tightly into a group. In the case of slime mold amoebas, starvation causes the secretion of a compound, cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cyclic AMP, or CAMP), that induces the cells to stick together end to end. With further aggregation, the cells produce another cell-surface glycoprotein with which they stick to one another over...

chemical signaling

  • TITLE: cell (biology)
    SECTION: Cellular response

drugs and drug action

  • TITLE: drug (chemical agent)
    SECTION: Receptors

endocrine system

  • TITLE: hormone (biochemistry)
    SECTION: Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH; corticotropin)


  • TITLE: nucleotide (biochemistry)
    ...ADP (adenosine diphosphate) and then ATP. The breaking of the phosphate bonds in ATP releases great amounts of energy that are consumed in driving chemical reactions or contracting muscle fibres. Cyclic AMP, another nucleotide, is involved in regulating many aspects of cellular metabolism, such as the breakdown of glycogen.

second messengers

  • TITLE: second messenger (biology)

work of Sutherland

  • TITLE: Earl W. Sutherland, Jr. (American pharmacologist)
    American pharmacologist and physiologist who was awarded the 1971 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for isolating cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cyclic AMP) and demonstrating its involvement in numerous metabolic processes that occur in animals.

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