carbonic anhydrase-13 (CA13)

Function

Reversible hydration of carbon dioxide

H2CO3 <--> CO2 + H2O

Cofactor: Zn+2 (putative)

Structure

belongs to the alpha-carbonic anhydrase family

Expression

• expressed in thymus, small intestine, spleen, prostate, ovary, colon & testis

More general terms

• carbonic anhydrase (dehydratase)
• metalloprotein

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=10843
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:3776
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q8N1Q1.html