What type of enzyme is myosin?
Correct answer: D. ATP hydrolase
- A. ATP synthase
- B. ADP synthase
- C. ADP hydrolase
- D. ATP hydrolase
Explanation
Myosin is an ATPase enzyme that (in myosin head) hydrolyzes an ATP molecule, hence it is categorized as an ATP hydrolase.
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