Phrase guide

guanylate cyclase

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • gwä-nĭl′āt sī′klās′
  • -klāz′
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɡwɑːˈnɪl.eɪt ˈsaɪˌkleɪs/
  • Canada, General-American: /ɡwɑˈnɪl.eɪt ˈsaɪˌkleɪs/
  • Canada: /ɡwɒˈnɪl.eɪt ˈsaɪˌkleɪs/
  • Australian: /ɡwɐːˈnɪl.æɪt ˈsɑeˌklæɪs/
  • New-Zealand: /ɡwɐːˈnəl.æɪt ˈsaɪˌklæɪs/
  • Scotland: /ɡwaˈnɪl.et ˈsəiˌkles/
  • India: /ɡwaːˈnɪl.eːʈ ˈsajˌkleːs/

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noun

Meaning 1

A lyase enzyme that synthesizes cGMP from GTP.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: guanyl cyclase, guanylyl cyclase, GC

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: cyklaza guanylowa — lyase enzyme that synthesizes cGMP from GTP
  • Polish: cyklaza guanylanowa — lyase enzyme that synthesizes cGMP from GTP
  • Polish: guanylocyklaza — lyase enzyme that synthesizes cGMP from GTP