Carbonic anhydrase VI (CA6) dehydrates bicarbonate to yield water and carbon dioxide (Thatcher et al. 1998, Nishimori et al. 2007). Depending on the concentrations of reactants the reaction is reversible. CA6 is a major protein of saliva and is also known as gustin.
Nishimori, I, Supuran, CT, Scozzafava, A, Vullo, D, Onishi, S, Minakuchi, T
Innocenti, A, Nishimori, I, Supuran, CT, Scozzafava, A, Vullo, D, Onishi, S
Martin, BM, Orvisky, E, Doherty, AE, Henkin, RI, Thatcher, BJ
Lindskog, S
carbonate dehydratase activity of CA6:Zinc [extracellular region]
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