guanylate cyclase


guan·y·late cy·clase

(gwahn'i-lāt sī'klās), An enzyme analogous to adenylate (adenylyl) cyclase, but cyclizing guanosine 5'-triphosphate to guanosine 3':5'-cyclic monophosphate and also producing pyrophosphate; activated by nitric oxide. Synonym(s): guanyl cyclase, guanylyl cyclase