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A major component of ribonucleic acid s. SYN: guanine ribonucleotide, guanosine 5′-monophosphate.

- g. reductase (GMP reductase) an enzyme that catalyzes the reaction of GMP with NADPH, producing IMP, NH₃, and NADP⁺; a part of the purine salvage pathway.

- g. synthetase (GMP synthetase) an enzyme catalyzing the reaction of l-glutamine, XMP, and ATP to produce GMP, l-glutamate, AMP, and pyrophosphate; a key step in purine biosynthesis.

gua·nyl·ic acid gwä-'nil-ik- n a mononucleotide C₁₀H₁₄N₅O₈P composed of guanine, a phosphate group, and a pentose