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ATPase enzyme needed for muscle contraction is located in:
BiologyRespiration in PlantsNEETNEET 2004
Options:
  • A actinin
  • B troponin
  • C myosin
  • D actin.
Solution:
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The correct answer is: myosin
In all myosin, the head domain is a specialized ATPase that is able to couple the hydrolysis of ATP with motion.
Related Theory
The contractile protein of skeletal muscle involving ATPase activity is myosin. Myosin comprise a family of ATP-dependent motor proteins and are best known for their role in muscle contraction and their involvement in a wide range of other eukaryotic motility processes. They are responsible for actinbased motility.

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