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What is the action of carbonic anhydrase in the RBCs of blood?

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In the RBCs, CO2 combines with water in the presence of a Zn containing enzyme, carbonic anhydrase to form carbonic acid. In the presence of carbonic anhydrase carbonic acid immediately dissociates into HCO3- and H+ ions leading to large accumulation of HCO3- inside the RBCs.



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