Alessandra Cincinelli et al.
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, 19(6), 1847-1851 (2011-03-08)
A high activity α-carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1) has been purified from various tissues of the Antarctic seal Leptonychotes weddellii. The new enzyme, denominated lwCA, has a catalytic activity for the physiologic CO(2) hydration to bicarbonate reaction, similar to that