Definition of "guanylate" [guanylate]

• Any salt or ester of guanylic acid; the salts are used as flavour enhancers (noun)

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• "It is the lingering, pleasant taste one experiences when eating savory foods that contain the amino acid glutamate in its free form or inosinate or guanylate."
• "The nucleotides inosinate (eg in bonito flakes) and guanylate (eg in shiitake mushrooms) also evoke umami, and a notable feature is the synergistic effect between multiple umami sources."
• "I recall reading an interesting paper by Ferid Murad's group in 1977, in which nitric oxide and various nitro compounds were shown to activate the cytosolic form of guanylate cyclase and to elevate cyclic GMP levels in various tissues."