adenosine monophosphate

[ mon-uh-fos-feyt ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. AMP.

adenosine monophosphate

/ ˌmɒnəʊˈfɒsfeɪt /

noun

1. another term for adenylic acid AMP

adenosine monophosphate

/ mŏn′ō-fŏs′fāt′ /

1. See AMP

Word History and Origins

Origin of adenosine monophosphate¹

First recorded in 1945–50; mono- + phosphate

Example Sentences

By studying how the neurons of the sea slug Aplysia californica generate a gill-withdrawal response, he mapped out the biochemical pathway that turns environmental stimuli into learned behavior — a finding that directly linked biological mouthfuls like “cyclic adenosine monophosphate response element binding protein” to more relatable and profound concepts: how we learn and remember.

From Washington Post

AICAR, 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide; AMP, adenosine monophosphate; F1,6-P, fructose 1,6 bisphosphate; IMP, inosine monophosphate. g, Model showing that, in glycolytic breast tumours, activated PFKFB4 drives SRC-3 phosphorylation at Ser857, which then activates ER-positive primary tumour growth in conjunction with E2-liganded ER, as well in ER-negative/recurrent tumours in conjunction with ATF4, driving aggressive metastatic disease.

From Nature

There’s also a molecule called adenosine monophosphate, or AMP, that some researchers think might induce hibernation in animals like mice and dogs, which don’t normally hibernate.

From Slate