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... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Contractile Proteins > Muscle Proteins > Myosins > Myosin Heavy Chains
Macromolecular Substances > Multiprotein Complexes > Molecular Motor Proteins > Myosins > Myosin Heavy Chains
... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Hydrolases > Acid Anhydride Hydrolases > Adenosine Triphosphatases > Molecular Motor Proteins > Myosins > Myosin Heavy Chains
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Cytoskeletal Proteins > Microfilament Proteins > Myosins > Myosin Heavy Chains
... > Technology, Industry, and Agriculture > Manufactured Materials > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Biopolymers > Microfilament Proteins > Myosins > Myosin Heavy Chains
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Specialty Uses of Chemicals > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Biopolymers > Microfilament Proteins > Myosins > Myosin Heavy Chains
... > Macromolecular Substances > Polymers > Biopolymers > Microfilament Proteins > Myosins > Myosin Heavy Chains

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Myosin Heavy Chains  

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Definition

  • The larger subunits of MYOSINS. The heavy chains have a molecular weight of about 230 kDa and each heavy chain is usually associated with a dissimilar pair of MYOSIN LIGHT CHAINS. The heavy chains possess actin-binding and ATPase activity.

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  • Myosin Heavy Chain

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