Chemical equation of the formation of bicarbonate

Write the chemical equation of the formation of bicarbonate from carbon-dioxide and water? Name the enzyme which catalyzes this reaction?

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The chemical equation of chemical equilibrium of the formation of bicarbonate as reagents carbon-dioxide and water is as shown below:

CO2 + H20 --> H2CO3 --> H+ + HCO3-

The reaction is catalyzed by the enzyme carbonic anhydrase existed in red blood cells.

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