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CARBONIC anhydrase, the enzyme which catalyses the reversible reaction H2C03⇔CO2 + H20, is present in a large concentration in the red blood corpuscles1, the gastric mucosa2,3,4 and the pancreas5 of vertebrates, especially mammals. The enzyme plays a very important part in the carbon dioxide transport by the blood, and its activity is directly or indirectly linked with the reactions involved in the acid–base equilibrium in the body.
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KEILIN, D., MANN, T. ACTIVITY OF CARBONIC ANHYDRASE WITHIN RED BLOOD CORPUSCLES. Nature 148, 493–496 (1941). https://doi.org/10.1038/148493a0
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