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1Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies (DiSTeBA), Salento University, 73100 Lecce, Italy.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
|June 10, 2023
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Carbonic anhydrase (CA) is a widespread metalloenzyme with eight genetically distinct families catalyzing the reversible hydration of CO2 to HCO3- and H+ [...].
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