The carbonic anhydrases (or carbonate dehydratases) form a family of enzymes that catalyze the rapid interconversion of carbon dioxide and water to bicarbonate and protons (or vice versa) a reversible reaction that occurs rather slowly in the absence of a catalyst.
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