Which enzyme is present in $RBC$s and plasma to catalyse the given reaction: $CO_2 + H_2O \rightleftharpoons H_2CO_3 \rightleftharpoons H^+ + HCO_3^-$?

  • A
    Carbonic anhydrase
  • B
    Catalase
  • C
    Aldolase
  • D
    Carboxylase

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$iii$. oxygen dissociation curve shifts to left
$iv$. causes release of $O_2$ for diffusion into tissue cells
$v$. $H^+$ and $HCO_3^-$ ions combine to form carbonic acid

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