Abstract
The enzymatic activity of carbonic anhydrase inside the red cell is of practical importance, because it is this activity which is of physiological interest and not the enzymatic activity of a dilute lysate, which is generally determined experimentally. We define this activity (A), in terms of the reaction
as the specific rate of hydration or dehydration inside the cell divided by the same specific rate in the extracellular fluid or plasma.
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Forster, R.E., Itada, N. (1980). Carbonic Anhydrase Activity in Intact Red Cells as Measured by Means of 18O Exchange Between CO2 and Water. In: Bauer, C., Gros, G., Bartels, H. (eds) Biophysics and Physiology of Carbon Dioxide. Proceedings in Life Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67572-0_19
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