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Myosin ATPase

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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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