Carbonic anhydrase 4

BE0000535ProteinHumansCA4

Catalyzes the reversible hydration of carbon dioxide into bicarbonate and protons and thus is essential to maintaining intracellular and extracellular pH (PubMed:15563508, PubMed:16686544, PubMed:16807956, PubMed:17127057, PubMed:17314045, PubMed:17652713, PubMed:17705204, PubMed:19186056, PubMed:19206230, PubMed:7625839, PubMed:9054574). It is acted on by 36 drugs in DrugBank.

Gene name
CA4
UniProtKB entry
P22748Swiss-Prot
Cellular location
Cell membrane
Residues / weight
312 residues · 35,032 Da
Also known as
4.2.1.1 · CA-IV · Carbonate dehydratase IV · Carbonic anhydrase IV

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