Carbonic anhydrase versatility: from pH regulation to CO2 sensing and metabolism
While the carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1) superfamily of enzymes has been described primarily as involved only in pH regulation for decades, it also has many other important functions. CO2, bicarbonate, and protons, the physiological substrates of CA, are indeed the main buffering system in orga...
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-11-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmolb.2023.1326633/full |