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Carbon dioxide entering erythrocytes rea...

Carbon dioxide entering erythrocytes reacts with wwater to form carbonic acid.The enzyme

A

Carbonic anhydrase

B

Carboxypeptidase

C

Hydrolase

D

Oxidoreductase

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A

RBCS congairt a very high concentration of the enzyme, carbonic anhydrase and minute quantities of the same is present in the plasma too This enzyme facilltates the following reaction in both directions.
`CO_(2)+HO_(2)underset"anhydrase"overset("Carbonic")hArrH_(2)CO_(3)underset("anhydrase")overset("Carbonic")hArrH^(+)+underset"Bicarbonate ion"(HCO_(3)^(-))`
Carbonic anhydrase in the fastest enzyme.
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