adenylyl, n. Biochem.
(ˈædənɪlɪl, -laɪl)
[f. adenylic a. + -yl.]
= adenyl n. Chiefly in adenylyl cyclase = adenylate cyclase s.v. *adenylate n. 2.
| 1976 Britannica Bk. Yr. 471 Many tissues contain membrane-bound adenylyl cyclases, which are activated only by specific hormones. 1984 T. E. Creighton Proteins ii. 84 A modification related to phosphorylation is one in which the adenylyl moiety of ATP is transferred to..a tyrosine residue in a phosphodiester linkage. 1988 L. Stryer Biochem. (ed. 3) xxiv. 590 An interesting feature of these reactions is that they are catalyzed by the same enzyme, adenylyl transferase. 1992 Sci. Amer. Sept. 81/2 Serotonin released from the modulatory neuron..activates adenylyl cyclase in the sensory neuron. |