What is the role of the globular head in the heavy meromyosin (HMM) component?

What is the role of the globular head in the heavy meromyosin (HMM) component?
  1. It acts as a binding site for ATP
  2. It acts as a masking agent
  3. It acts as an ATPase enzyme
  4. It runs close to the F actins

Solution

The globular head in the HMM component is an active ATPase enzyme and has binding sites for ATP and active sites for actin.

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