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31Acid-base balance — refers to the mechanisms the body uses to keep its fluids close to neutral pH (that is, neither basic nor acidic) so that the body can function normally. * * * acid base balance .as əd .bās n the state of equilibrium between proton donors and… …
32Carbonic anhydrase — The carbonic anhydrases (or carbonate dehydratases) form a family of enzymes that catalyze the rapid conversion of carbon dioxide to bicarbonate and protons, a reaction that occurs rather slowly in the absence of a catalyst.cite journal | author …
33Acid — This article is about acids in chemistry. For the drug, see Lysergic acid diethylamide. For other uses, see Acid (disambiguation). Acidity redirects here. For the novelette, see Acidity (Novelette). Acids and Bases …
34Acid dissociation constant — Acetic acid, a weak acid, donates a proton (hydrogen ion, high …
35acid–base reaction — ▪ chemistry Introduction a type of chemical process typified by the exchange of one or more hydrogen ions, H+, between species that may be neutral (molecules, such as water, H2O; or acetic acid, CH3CO2H) or electrically charged (ions, such… …
36carbonic — adj. Chem. containing carbon. Phrases and idioms: carbonic acid a very weak acid formed from carbon dioxide dissolved in water. carbonic acid gas archaic carbon dioxide …
37carbonic anhydrase — /an huy drays, drayz/, Biochem. an enzyme that catalyzes the reversible combination of carbon dioxide with water in red blood cells. [1835 45; ANHYDR + ASE] * * * ▪ enzyme enzyme found in red blood cells, gastric mucosa, pancreatic cells,… …
38carbonic anhydrase II — (CAII) An enzyme present in erythrocytes which catalyses the formation of carbonic acid by water and carbon dioxide, and also the decomposition of carbonic acid …
39carbonic anhydrase inhibitor — any one of a class of drugs that act by blocking the action of the enzyme carbonic anhydrase. This enzyme greatly speeds up the reaction between carbon dioxide and water to form carbonic acid, a compound needed for the production of many of the… …
40carbonic anhydrase inhibitor — any one of a class of drugs that act by blocking the action of the enzyme carbonic anhydrase. This enzyme greatly speeds up the reaction between carbon dioxide and water to form carbonic acid, a compound needed for the production of many of the… …
