Question

Carbonic anhydrase is mostly active in
(a) RBC (b) WBC
(c) blood plasma (d) blood platelets

Answer 1

Answer:

a.RBC contain a very high concentration of the enzyme, carbonic anhydrase and minute quantities of the same is present in the plasma too.

Answer 2

Carbonic anhydrase is mostly active in RBC. (Option A)

• There are many types of biological enzymes which are present in the difference in living organisms.

• Similarly, the carbonic anhydrase enzyme is present in the red blood cell of the blood to take part in the chemical conversion of carbon dioxide to carbonic acid.

• Due to presence in the red blood cell itself, so it is obvious that the carbonic anhydrase will be most active in the red blood cell.