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Q. Carbonic anhydrase is present in

UP CPMTUP CPMT 2015Body Fluids and Circulation

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Carbonic anhydrase is an enzyme present in red blood cells that catalyses the reaction between carbon dioxide and water to form carbonic acid, which subsequently dissociates into $H^+$ and $HCO_{3}^{-}$ ions. This reaction is one of the fastest known biological reactions and controls the elimination of carbon dioxide from the body.