AMP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does AMP mean? 

• AMP (noun)
  The noun AMP has 2 senses:

1. the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

2. a nucleotide found in muscle cells and important in metabolism; reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP

  Familiarity information: AMP used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AMP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

A; amp; ampere

Context example:

a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps

Hypernyms ("amp" is a kind of...):

current unit (a measure of the amount of electric charge flowing past a circuit point at a specific time)

Meronyms (parts of "amp"):

mA; milliampere (one thousandth of an ampere)

Holonyms ("amp" is a part of...):

abamp; abampere (a unit of current equal to 10 amperes)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A nucleotide found in muscle cells and important in metabolism; reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

adenosine monophosphate; adenylic acid; AMP

Hypernyms ("AMP" is a kind of...):

base; nucleotide (a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA))

 Context examples 

Also called azaspirane and SK&F106615.

(Atiprimod, NCI Dictionary)

Also called atiprimod and SK&F106615.

(Azaspirane, NCI Dictionary)

When coupled to adenylate cyclase through Gs protein, Beta Adrenergic Receptor stimulation results in increased intracellular cyclic AMP.

(Beta Adrenergic Receptor, NCI Thesaurus)

AGC group kinases are serine/threonine kinases that are regulated by secondary messengers such as cyclic AMP and lipids.

(Multi-AGC Kinase Inhibitor AT13148, NCI Thesaurus)

Although the exact mechanism of action is not reported, anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody AMP-514 potentially inhibits the activation of PD-1 and its downstream signaling pathways.

(Anti-PD-1 Monoclonal Antibody AMP-514, NCI Thesaurus)

When coupled to adenylate cyclase through Gi protein, Alpha Adrenergic Receptor stimulation results in decreased intracellular cyclic AMP.

(Alpha Adrenergic Receptor, NCI Thesaurus)

A topical cellular cytokine solution containing a distinct combination of growth factors and cytokines secreted by and released from amnion-derived multipotent progenitor (AMP) cells, with potential immunomodulating and skin healing activities.

(Amnion-derived Cellular Cytokine Solution, NCI Thesaurus)

R&D aimed at enabling scaled-up, reliable, cost effective manufacturing of nanoscale materials, structures, devices, and systems.

(Nanomanufacturing, NCI Thesaurus)

For Gs-coupled GPCRs, activation of the G-protein Gs by receptor stimulates the downstream activation of adenylate cyclase and the production of cyclic AMP, while Gi-coupled receptors inhibit cAMP production.

(Bioactive Peptide Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

This protein plays a role in the hydrolysis of cyclic AMP.

(cAMP-Specific 3',5'-Cyclic Phosphodiesterase 4B, NCI Thesaurus)