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Identification of the Transitory Complex Myosin-ATP by the Use of α,β-Methylene-ATP

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The normally transitory complex myosin-ATP has been produced as a steady state complex by binding the ATP analogue α,β-methylene-ATP. Studies indicate that its structure is different from that of MADPPi.

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MANNHERZ, H., LEIGH, J., HOLMES, K. et al. Identification of the Transitory Complex Myosin-ATP by the Use of α,β-Methylene-ATP. Nature New Biology 241, 226–229 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio241226a0

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