Definition of Cyclic nucleotide

1. Noun. (biochemistry) (genetics) Any nucleotide in which the phosphate group is bonded to two hydroxyl groups on the same sugar ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Cyclic nucleotide

1. A nucleoside monophosphate in which the phosphoryl group is linked twice to the sugar moiety; e.g., adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP). (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cyclic Nucleotide

cyclic AMP receptor protein
cyclic GMP
cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinases
cyclic GMP sensitive 3'-exoribonuclease
cyclic adenylic acid
cyclic albuminuria
cyclic cmp
cyclic compound
cyclic disorder
cyclic esotropia
cyclic guanosine monophosphate
cyclic haematopoiesis
cyclic imp
cyclic inositol phosphate
cyclic neutropenia
cyclic nucleotide (current term)
cyclic nucleotide-regulated protein kinases
cyclic nucleotides
cyclic peptide
cyclic phosphate
cyclic phosphoric acid
cyclic phosphorylation
cyclic photophosphorylation
cyclic quadrilateral
cyclic redundancy check
cyclic redundancy checks
cyclic strabismus
cyclical
cyclical-unemployment
cyclical unemployment

Other Resources:

Search for Cyclic nucleotide on Dictionary.com!Search for Cyclic nucleotide on Thesaurus.com!Search for Cyclic nucleotide on Google!Search for Cyclic nucleotide on Wikipedia!

Search