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cyclic GMP

cyclic GMP Cyclic GMP is a guanine-containing nucleotide with a phosphate group linked to the sugar at both the 3' and 5' positions.

Cyclic GMP is a guanine-containing nucleotide with a phosphate group linked to the sugar at both the 3' and 5' positions. In cells, it acts as a regulatory signal, often serving as a second messenger whose levels rise in response to some hormones and which can activate specific protein kinases.