Biochemical characterization of the native α-carbonic anhydrase purified from the mantle of the Mediterranean mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis

• Main Authors: Rosa Perfetto (Author), Sonia Del Prete (Author), Daniela Vullo (Author), Giovanni Sansone (Author), Carmela Barone (Author), Mosè Rossi (Author), Claudiu T. Supuran (Author), Clemente Capasso (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A α-carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1) has been purified and characterized biochemically from the mollusk Mytilus galloprovincialis. As in most mollusks, this α-CA is involved in the biomineralization processes leading to the precipitation of calcium carbonate in the mussel shell. The new enzyme ha...