Effects of urea on actin-activated Mg2+-ATPase of requiem shark myosin

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 333-338

  Kanoh, Satoshi ^a   Niwa, Eiji ^a   Osaka, Yoshiki ^a,c   Watabe, Shugo ^b  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c Tadotsu Suisan Senior High School   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actin affinity; Actin activated Mg2+ ATPase; Elasmobranch; Myosin; Shark; Urea; Urea resistibility

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (MAGNESIUM); MYOSIN; UREA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARP; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHARK; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

CARCHARHINIDAE; CHONDRICHTHYES; CYPRINUS CARPIO; TRIAKIS SCYLLIA; TRIAKIS SCYLLIUM;

EID: 0032958804     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0491(99)00025-5     Document Type: Article

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