Function and Biology

Three dimensional structure of human carbonic anhydrase IX in complex with benzenesulfonamide

Source organism: Homo sapiens
Biochemical function: zinc ion binding
Biological process: not assigned
Cellular component: not assigned

EC 4.2.1.1: Carbonic anhydrase

Reaction catalysed:
H(2)CO(3) = CO(2) + H(2)O
Systematic name:
Carbonic acid hydro-lyase (carbon-dioxide-forming)
Alternative Name(s):
  • Anhydrase
  • Carbonate anhydrase
  • Carbonate dehydratase
  • Carbonate hydro-lyase
  • Carbonic acid anhydrase
  • Carbonic anhydrase A
  • Carbonic dehydratase
  • Carboxyanhydrase

GO terms

Biochemical function:
Biological process:
  • not assigned
Cellular component:
  • not assigned

Sequence family

Pfam Protein family (Pfam)
PF00194
Domain description: Eukaryotic-type carbonic anhydrase
Occurring in:
  1. Carbonic anhydrase 9
The deposited structure of PDB entry 6qut contains 4 copies of Pfam domain PF00194 (Eukaryotic-type carbonic anhydrase) in Carbonic anhydrase 9. Showing 1 copy in chain A.

InterPro InterPro annotations
IPR036398
Domain description: Alpha carbonic anhydrase domain superfamily
Occurring in:
  1. Carbonic anhydrase 9
IPR001148
Domain description: Alpha carbonic anhydrase domain
Occurring in:
  1. Carbonic anhydrase 9
IPR018338
Domain description: Carbonic anhydrase, alpha-class, conserved site
Occurring in:
  1. Carbonic anhydrase 9
IPR023561
Domain description: Carbonic anhydrase, alpha-class
Occurring in:
  1. Carbonic anhydrase 9