cGMP
Noun
Meaning
(uncountable) Cyclic guanosine monophosphate.
(countable, uncountable) current good manufacturing practice
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Guanosine can be phosphorylated to become guanosine monophosphate (GMP), cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP), guanosine diphosphate (GDP), and guanosine triphosphate (GTP).
The NO stimulates the production of a compound called cGMP, which causes relaxation of the smooth muscle in the blood vessels supplying the corpus cavernosum.
Erectile dysfunction can occur when cGMP causes erectile dysfunction.
Inside the cell the normal levels of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) keep the Na+ channel open and thus in the resting state the cell is depolarised.
Furthermore, CGMP contains a high amount of the phe lowering LNAAs, which constitutes about 41 g per 100 g protein and will therefore help maintain plasma phe levels in the target range.
The mechanism of action associated with the drug is that it inhibits cGMP specific phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) and triggers cGMP mediated triggers smooth muscle relaxation and increase in the blood flow in the corpus cavernosum region of the penis.