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    • 用語集 ADP: Adenosine diphosphate
      ATP: adenosine triphosphate
      Z-lines: Disc-like structures that partition the sarcomeres of striated myofibril
      Actin: Protein that forms actin filaments
      Actin filament: protein complex
      Actomyosin: protein complex of actin and myosin
      Uranium: Uranium, element with atomic number 92 Hydrolysis: reaction in which water reacts with a reactant to yield a decomposition product
      Optical microscope: microscope that uses visible light
      Enzyme: a proteinaceous catalyst
      Uranium acetate: uranyl acetate, used in negative staining methods
      Sarcomere: unit of myofibrillar structure and muscle contraction
      Heavy metal: metallic element with a specific gravity of 4 or more
      Superprecipitation: a specific precipitation of actomyosin caused by contraction when ATP is added
      Electron beam: electron beam, a stream of electrons going in a certain direction
      Transmission electron microscope: electron microscope in which an electron beam is applied to an object of observation and the intensity of the transmitted electron beam is observed.
      Trifluoroacetic acid: one type of carboxylic acid
      Tropomyosin: actin-binding protein
      Nitrocellulose: nitrate ester of cellulose
      Negative staining method: a method of observation by staining around a sample
      Myosin filament: a fibrous connection of myosin
      Myosin: a type of protein
      Phosphoric acid: a type of oxoacid of phosphorus