CARBONIC ANHYDRASE


Meaning of CARBONIC ANHYDRASE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -an-ˈhī-ˌdrās, -ˌdrāz ]

noun

Etymology: anhydr ous + -ase; from its promotion of dehydration

Date: 1932

: a zinc-containing enzyme that occurs in living tissues (as red blood cells) and aids carbon-dioxide transport from the tissues and its release from the blood in the lungs by catalyzing the reversible hydration of carbon dioxide to carbonic acid

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