carbonic anhydrase
noun
carbonic an·hy·drase
-an-ˈhī-ˌdrās 
-ˌdrāz
: a zinc-containing enzyme that occurs in living tissues (such 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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The Taste of Carbonation Sour-sensing taste receptors specifically express a gene which encodes carbonic anhydrase 4, which is an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of CO2 to bicarbonate ions (HCO3^-) and free protons (H^+).
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Eunice Liu, Discover Magazine, 2 Sep. 2014
Another was a mutation in a gene responsible for the production of carbonic anhydrase, an enzyme that slows the build up of carbon dioxide in the bloodstream, a phenomenon that is associated with extreme diving.
—The Economist, 21 Apr. 2018
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Eunice Liu, Discover Magazine, 2 Sep. 2014
Another was a mutation in a gene responsible for the production of carbonic anhydrase, an enzyme that slows the build up of carbon dioxide in the bloodstream, a phenomenon that is associated with extreme diving.
—The Economist, 21 Apr. 2018
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carbonic anhydrase
noun
carbonic an·hy·drase
-an-ˈhī-ˌdrās, -ˌdrāz
: 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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