The enzyme that converts carbon dioxide and water into carbonic acid is called
a. bicarbonate dehydrogenase
b. adenosine deaminase
c. carbonic anhydrase
d. hemoglobin carboxylase
Carbonic anhydrase is active in red blood cells converting carbon dioxide into carbonic acid and bicarbonate ions. In the lungs it converts bicarbonate ions to carbon dioxide where it is exhaled.
