Thymol: A classical small-molecule compound that has a dual effect (potentiating and inhibitory) on myosin

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 318, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 786-791

  Tamura, Takumi ^b   Iwamoto, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a JAPAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b RIKEN HARIMA INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

ATPase activity; Myosin subfragment 1; Skeletal muscle; Skinned fiber; Thymol; Velocity of shortening

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MYOSIN; THYMOL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INHIBITION KINETICS; KINETICS; MOLECULE; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; CA(2+) MG(2+)-ATPASE; DACTINOMYCIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOSIN SUBFRAGMENTS; PSOAS MUSCLES; RABBITS; SKELETAL MUSCLE MYOSINS; THYMOL;

EID: 2442615086     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.04.085     Document Type: Article

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