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Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Heterocyclic Compounds [D03] » Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring » Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring » Purines » Purine Nucleotides » Adenine Nucleotides » Cyclic AMP
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides [D13] » Nucleotides » Nucleotides, Cyclic » Cyclic AMP
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides [D13] » Nucleotides » Purine Nucleotides » Adenine Nucleotides » Cyclic AMP
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides [D13] » Nucleotides » Ribonucleotides » Adenine Nucleotides » Cyclic AMP
Description
An adenine nucleotide containing one phosphate group which is esterified to both the 3'- and 5'-positions of the sugar moiety. It is a second messenger and a key intracellular regulator, functioning as a mediator of activity for a number of hormones, including epinephrine, glucagon, and ACTH. MeSH
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