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Myosin ATPase

Class of enzymes

Class of enzymes

FieldValue
NameMyosin ATPase
EC_number3.6.4.1

Myosin ATPase () is an enzyme with systematic name ATP phosphohydrolase (actin-translocating). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction:

: ATP + H2O \rightleftharpoons ADP + phosphate

ATP hydrolysis provides energy for actomyosin contraction.

References

References

  1. (July 1996). "The structural basis of the myosin ATPase activity". The Journal of Biological Chemistry.
  2. (July 1996). "Vertebrate unconventional myosins". The Journal of Biological Chemistry.
  3. (March 1999). "The sequence of the myosin 50-20K loop affects Myosin's affinity for actin throughout the actin-myosin ATPase cycle and its maximum ATPase activity". Biochemistry.
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