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. 1984 May 7;170(1):94-8.
doi: 10.1016/0014-5793(84)81376-9.

The rate constant for ATP hydrolysis by polymerized actin

T D Pollard, A G Weeds
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The rate constant for ATP hydrolysis by polymerized actin

T D Pollard et al. FEBS Lett. .
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Abstract

Polymerized actin hydrolyzes bound ATP in a reaction that depends on the concentration of polymerized ATP-actin, not on the rate of incorporation of ATP-actin into the polymer. The apparent first order rate constant is about 0.07 s-1 at 21 degrees C in 50 mM KCl with 1 mM MgCl2 or CaCl2.

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