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In the RBC, formation of carbonic acid is due to the presence of a zinc enzyme called

 

Option: 1

Carbaminase

 

 

 


Option: 2

Carbonic oxidase

 


Option: 3

Carbonic decarboxylase

 


Option: 4

Carbonic anhydrase

 


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Transport of Carbon Dioxide -

Nearly 20-25 percent of CO2 is transported by RBCs:

  • The carbon dioxide that enters the RBCs forms a reversible compound with an amino group (NH2) of the globin part of haemoglobin.
  • The compound so formed is called carbaminohemoglobin. 

 

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 In the RBC, formation of carbonic acid is due to the presence of a zinc enzyme called carbonic anhydrase. 

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