- Cyclic nucleotide
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A cyclic nucleotide is any nucleotide in which the phosphate group is bonded to two of the sugar's hydroxyl groups, forming a cyclical or ring structure.
These include:
- cyclic AMP
- cyclic GMP
- cyclic ADP-ribose
These function as second messengers associated with G proteins and calcium signaling.
External links
Nucleic acid constituents Nucleobase Nucleoside Nucleotide
(Nucleoside monophosphate)Cyclic nucleotideNucleoside diphosphate Nucleoside triphosphate biochemical families: prot · nucl · carb (glpr, alco, glys) · lipd (fata/i, phld, strd, gllp, eico) · amac/i · ncbs/i · ttpy/i Categories:- Nucleotides
- Biochemistry stubs
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