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== Function ==

Normal cellular respiration produces carbon dioxide as a waste product. Because of this, there needs to be a mechanism to remove this waste product, or it will accumulate in tissue. If this happens, the tissues ~~wont~~ be able to receive adequate oxygen. This leads to a condition called hypercapnia. Unfortunately, carbon dioxide is difficult to remove without converting it into carbonic acid and bicarbonate ions first. Carbonic anhydrase is used to interconvert water and carbon dioxide to carbonic acid and ~~visa~~ versa via a hydrolysis reaction. The result of this reaction is a ~~better~~ balanced pH in the blood and ~~influences~~ the transport of CO2 within the blood. Without this enzyme, only 15 percent of carbon dioxide would be removed from the tissues. The zinc ion in the center of this protein helps facilitate the interconversion of carbon to bicarbonate by de-protonating a water molecule. This results in a nucleophilic water molecule. The nucleophilic water molecule will then attack a carbonyl group on the carbon dioxide, which converts it into carbonic acid. Another reversible reaction can remove a hydrogen atom from the carbonic acid, resulting in a bicarbonate molecule and a free hydrogen atom.[4]

Normal cellular respiration produces carbon dioxide as a waste product. Because of this, there needs to be a mechanism to remove this waste product, or it will accumulate in tissue. If this happens, the tissues won't be able to receive adequate oxygen. This leads to a condition called hypercapnia. Unfortunately, carbon dioxide is difficult to remove without converting it into carbonic acid and bicarbonate ions first. Carbonic anhydrase is used to interconvert water and carbon dioxide to carbonic acid and vice versa via a hydrolysis reaction. The result of this reaction is a more balanced pH in the blood and increased removal rate of CO2 from tissues by influencing the transport of CO2 within the blood. Without this enzyme, only 15 percent of carbon dioxide would be removed from the tissues. The zinc ion in the center of this protein helps facilitate the interconversion of carbon to bicarbonate by de-protonating a water molecule. This results in a nucleophilic water molecule. The nucleophilic water molecule will then attack a carbonyl group on the carbon dioxide, which converts it into carbonic acid. Another reversible reaction can remove a hydrogen atom from the carbonic acid, resulting in a bicarbonate molecule and a free hydrogen atom.[4]

== Structure and Highlights==

The molecular weight of this structure is 28.85kDa with an atom count of 2,010. There are a total of 260 amino acids in this protein, with the first amino acid in the sequence being alanine and the last being phenylalanine. The first four amino acids are not represented in this model. In the center of this protein is a <scene name='82/824635/Zinc_ion/1'>Zinc</scene> ion. This structure contains five <scene name='82/824635/Alpha_helices_of_2cab/1'>helices</scene> with a total of 48 amino acids used to form them. They have lengths of approximately 10,8,14,5 and 11 amino acids in respect to chain-sequential order. There are also ten <scene name='82/824635/Beta_sheets/1'>beta sheets</scene> formed with a total of 72 amino acids. They have lengths of 3,8,7,10,9,12,6,6,7 and 4 amino acids in respect to chain-sequential order. The beta sheets of this protein form a majority of the inner bulk. They are aligned in a formation in which they all sit upon a common axis. lastly, ~~The~~ beta sheets twist around the Zn^2+ ion to avoid direct contact.[5]

The molecular weight of this structure is 28.85kDa with an atom count of 2,010. There are a total of 260 amino acids in this protein, with the first amino acid in the sequence being alanine and the last being phenylalanine. The first four amino acids are not represented in this model. In the center of this protein is a <scene name='82/824635/Zinc_ion/1'>Zinc</scene> ion. This structure contains five <scene name='82/824635/Alpha_helices_of_2cab/1'>helices</scene> with a total of 48 amino acids used to form them. They have lengths of approximately 10,8,14,5 and 11 amino acids in respect to chain-sequential order. There are also ten <scene name='82/824635/Beta_sheets/1'>beta sheets</scene> formed with a total of 72 amino acids. They have lengths of 3,8,7,10,9,12,6,6,7 and 4 amino acids in respect to chain-sequential order. The beta sheets of this protein form a majority of the inner bulk. They are aligned in a formation in which they all sit upon a common axis. lastly, the beta sheets twist around the Zn^2+ ion to avoid direct contact.[5]

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 == Function ==
-Normal cellular respiration produces carbon dioxide as a waste product. Because of this, there needs to be a mechanism to remove this waste product, or it will accumulate in tissue. If this happens, the tissues wont be able to receive adequate oxygen. This leads to a condition called hypercapnia. Unfortunately, carbon dioxide is difficult to remove without converting it into carbonic acid and bicarbonate ions first. Carbonic anhydrase is used to interconvert water and carbon dioxide to carbonic acid and visa versa via a hydrolysis reaction. The result of this reaction is a better balanced pH in the blood and influences the transport of CO2 within the blood. Without this enzyme, only 15 percent of carbon dioxide would be removed from the tissues. The zinc ion in the center of this protein helps facilitate the interconversion of carbon to bicarbonate by de-protonating a water molecule. This results in a nucleophilic water molecule. The nucleophilic water molecule will then attack a carbonyl group on the carbon dioxide, which converts it into carbonic acid. Another reversible reaction can remove a hydrogen atom from the carbonic acid, resulting in a bicarbonate molecule and a free hydrogen atom.[4]
+Normal cellular respiration produces carbon dioxide as a waste product. Because of this, there needs to be a mechanism to remove this waste product, or it will accumulate in tissue. If this happens, the tissues won't be able to receive adequate oxygen. This leads to a condition called hypercapnia. Unfortunately, carbon dioxide is difficult to remove without converting it into carbonic acid and bicarbonate ions first. Carbonic anhydrase is used to interconvert water and carbon dioxide to carbonic acid and vice versa via a hydrolysis reaction. The result of this reaction is a more balanced pH in the blood and increased removal rate of CO2 from tissues by influencing the transport of CO2 within the blood. Without this enzyme, only 15 percent of carbon dioxide would be removed from the tissues. The zinc ion in the center of this protein helps facilitate the interconversion of carbon to bicarbonate by de-protonating a water molecule. This results in a nucleophilic water molecule. The nucleophilic water molecule will then attack a carbonyl group on the carbon dioxide, which converts it into carbonic acid. Another reversible reaction can remove a hydrogen atom from the carbonic acid, resulting in a bicarbonate molecule and a free hydrogen atom.[4]
 == Structure and Highlights==
-The molecular weight of this structure is 28.85kDa with an atom count of 2,010. There are a total of 260 amino acids in this protein, with the first amino acid in the sequence being alanine and the last  being phenylalanine. The first four amino acids are not represented in this model. In the center of this protein is a <scene name='82/824635/Zinc_ion/1'>Zinc</scene> ion. This structure contains five <scene name='82/824635/Alpha_helices_of_2cab/1'>helices</scene> with a total of 48 amino acids used to form them. They have lengths of approximately 10,8,14,5 and 11 amino acids in respect to chain-sequential order. There are also ten <scene name='82/824635/Beta_sheets/1'>beta sheets</scene> formed with a total of 72 amino acids. They have lengths of 3,8,7,10,9,12,6,6,7 and 4 amino acids in respect to chain-sequential order. The beta sheets of this protein form a majority of the inner bulk. They are aligned in a formation in which they all sit upon a common axis. lastly, The beta sheets twist around the Zn^2+ ion to avoid direct contact.[5]
+The molecular weight of this structure is 28.85kDa with an atom count of 2,010. There are a total of 260 amino acids in this protein, with the first amino acid in the sequence being alanine and the last being phenylalanine. The first four amino acids are not represented in this model. In the center of this protein is a <scene name='82/824635/Zinc_ion/1'>Zinc</scene> ion. This structure contains five <scene name='82/824635/Alpha_helices_of_2cab/1'>helices</scene> with a total of 48 amino acids used to form them. They have lengths of approximately 10,8,14,5 and 11 amino acids in respect to chain-sequential order. There are also ten <scene name='82/824635/Beta_sheets/1'>beta sheets</scene> formed with a total of 72 amino acids. They have lengths of 3,8,7,10,9,12,6,6,7 and 4 amino acids in respect to chain-sequential order. The beta sheets of this protein form a majority of the inner bulk. They are aligned in a formation in which they all sit upon a common axis. lastly, the beta sheets twist around the Zn^2+ ion to avoid direct contact.[5]