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guanylic acid

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gua⋅nyl⋅ic ac⋅id

  [gwah-nil-ik] .
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–noun
GMP.
Origin:
1895–1900; guan(ine) + -yl + -ic

GMP

 
Biochemistry.
guanosine monophosphate: a ribonucleotide constituent of ribonucleic acid that is the phosphoric acid ester of the nucleoside guanosine.
Also called guanylic acid.
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GMP   (jē'ěm-pē')   
n.  A nucleotide composed of guanine, ribose, and one phosphate group, formed by the breakdown of GTP during protein synthesis. Also called guanylic acid.

[g(uanosine) m(ono)p(hosphate).]
gua·nyl·ic acid   (gwä-nĭl'ĭk)   
n.  See GMP.

[guan(ine) + -yl + -ic.]
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Main Entry: gua·nyl·ic acid
Pronunciation: gwä-'nil-ik-
Function: noun
: a mononucleotideC10H14N5O8P composed of guanine, a phosphate group, and a pentose
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GMP (jē'ěm-pē')
n.
A nucleotide composed of guanine, ribose, and one phosphate group that is formed during protein synthesis. Also called guanine ribonucleotide, guanylic acid.

guanylic acid gua·nyl·ic acid (gwä-nĭl'ĭk)
n.
See GMP.

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