MYOSIN


Meaning of MYOSIN in English

ˈmīəsə̇n noun

( -s )

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary myos- (from Greek myos, gen. of mys mouse, muscle) + -in — more at mouse

: either of two proteins that are extracted from muscle by salt solutions and that are thought to constitute the chief components of the contractile mechanism:

a. : actomyosin

b. : a fibrous globulin that interreacts with actin and adenosine triphosphate with resulting enzymatic hydrolysis of the triphosphate to adenosine diphosphate and inorganic phosphate

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