8-Bromoguanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate
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8-Bromoguanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate is a brominated
derivative of cyclic guanosine monophosphate
(cGMP). It acts as an activator of cGMP-dependent protein kinase
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Bromine
Bromine ") is a chemical element with the symbol Br, an atomic number of 35, and an atomic mass of 79.904. It is in the halogen element group. The element was isolated independently by two chemists, Carl Jacob Löwig and Antoine Jerome Balard, in 1825–1826...
derivative of cyclic guanosine monophosphate
Cyclic guanosine monophosphate
Cyclic guanosine monophosphate is a cyclic nucleotide derived from guanosine triphosphate . cGMP acts as a second messenger much like cyclic AMP...
(cGMP). It acts as an activator of cGMP-dependent protein kinase
Protein kinase
A protein kinase is a kinase enzyme that modifies other proteins by chemically adding phosphate groups to them . Phosphorylation usually results in a functional change of the target protein by changing enzyme activity, cellular location, or association with other proteins...
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