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adenosinetriphosphatase

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adenosinetriphosphatase /aden·o·sine·tri·phos·pha·tase/ (-tri-fos´fah-tās) an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ATP to ADP, driving processes such as muscle contraction, maintenance of concentration gradients, membrane transport, and regulation of ion concentrations.


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Changes in gill adenosinetriphosphatase activity associated with parr-smolt transformation in steelhead trout, coho, and spring chinook salmon.
2]-terminal portion of the adenosinetriphosphatase (ATPase) subunit 6 gene has been identified as the animal equivalent of the recently discovered yeast H+-ATPase subunit 8 gene" [2].
 
 
 
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