Title:

Das kontraktile Element des Muskels [The contractile element of muscles]

Creator:

Szent-Gyorgyi, Albert, 1893-1986

Date:

1942

Description:

In this brief article, Szent-Gyorgyi announced that he and his research team at Szeged had discovered how muscles contract: two proteins, myosin and actin, form a protein complex, actomyosin, that will contract when combined with magnesium chloride and ATP. Several years later, the Szeged group would publish a collection of very detailed reports titled "Studies on Muscle."

Periodical:

Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft

Publisher:

Weinheim

Location:

Box: 2. Folder: 5

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of Wiley-VCH.

Genre:

Articles

Subject:

Muscle Contraction

Format:

Text

Extent:

3 pages

Language:

German

Legacy Source Citation:

Periodical. Szent-Gyorgyi, Albert. "Das kontraktile Element des Muskels [The contractile element of muscles]." Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft 75, (1942): 1868-1870. Article. 3 Images.. Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft

Legacy ID:

WGBBHC

NLM ID:

101584924X107

Profiles Collection:

The Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584924X107

Story Section:

Szeged, 1931-1947: Vitamin C, Muscles, and WWII