HOME | Synapses | Rapid Anesthesia ScanCarbonic Anhydrase
CO2 + H2O --ca------>H2CO3 ---spontaneously-----> H+ + - HCO3
Carbonic Anhydrase facilitates the conversion of CO2 and H2O to carbonic acid.
Carbonic acid dissociates spontaneously to H+ and - HCO3
Carbonic Anhydrase creates Carbonic Acid.