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Myosin ATPase

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Myosin ATPase
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EC no.3.6.4.1
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Myosin ATPase (EC 3.6.4.1) is an enzyme with systematic name ATP phosphohydrolase (actin-translocating).[1][2][3] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction:

ATP + H2O ADP + phosphate

ATP hydrolysis provides energy for actomyosin contraction.

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References

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  1. ^ Rayment I (July 1996). "The structural basis of the myosin ATPase activity". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271 (27): 15850–3. doi:10.1074/jbc.271.27.15850. PMID 8663496.
  2. ^ Hasson T, Mooseker MS (July 1996). "Vertebrate unconventional myosins". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271 (28): 16431–4. doi:10.1074/jbc.271.28.16431. PMID 8690736.
  3. ^ Murphy CT, Spudich JA (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. 38 (12): 3785–92. doi:10.1021/bi9826815. PMID 10090768.
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