monophosphate

[ mon-uh-fos-feyt ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a salt containing only one phosphate group.

Word History and Origins

Origin of monophosphate¹

mono- + phosphate

Example Sentences

The felines showed a particular preference for bowls containing histidine and inosine monophosphate—compounds found at particularly high levels in tuna.

From Science Magazine

However, administration of all six had a robust effect on the gene-expression pattern, and a similar expression profile could be induced, at least partially, by exposing macrophages to a mixture of just three of the metabolites: spermidine, guanosine monophosphate and inosine monophosphate.

From Nature

How do spermidine, guanosine monophosphate and inosine monophosphate induce responses in macrophages, and why do the three metabolites work only when given together?

From Nature

Guanosine monophosphate and inosine monophosphate are known to signal to G-protein-coupled adenosine receptors9, and spermidine can participate in a broad range of activities.

From Nature

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