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Biochemical mechanisms / bond-level evidence

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Carbonic anhydrase active-site chemistry A zinc ion coordinated by three histidines lowers the pKa of water. Zinc-bound hydroxide attacks carbon dioxide to form bicarbonate. Zn²⁺ NNN OH⁻ + O=C=O CARBONIC ANHYDRASE IIZn-bound hydroxide + CO₂ → bicarbonate His94His96His119
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Covalent catalysis · addition–elimination

Serine- or cysteine-mediated acyl substitution

Trypsin peptide-bond hydrolysis

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