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What does CAH stand for?

Carbonic Anhydrase


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Samples in periodicals archive:
16 Science that tasting fizz begins with the enzyme carbonic anhydrase 4.
He also specifically identified an enzyme called carbonic anhydrase 4 in the detection of the gas, reports the Independent.
A team headed by Charles Zuker, a neuroscientist at Columbia University, found that a class of taste-receptor cells in the tongue respond to carbon dioxide, the gas that gives drinks their fizz, and identified an enzyme called carbonic anhydrase 4 in CO perception.
This collection of 14 extended articles describes the latest research, starting with work related to Alzheimer's disease, covering improving cholinergic transmission, reduction in plaque formation, carbonic anhydrase activators as potential anti-disease agents, detection and reduction of neurofibrillary lesions, protein folding as protection or pathogen, and the effects of the enhancement of brain retinoic acid levels.
The use of diuretics (acetazolamide) is useful in some cases as it inhibits the action of carbonic anhydrase on the pct of kidneys, which results in alkalizing urine.
Pepsin has been shown to alter levels of stress-induced proteins (Sep70 and Sep53), as well as depleting levels of E-cadherin and carbonic anhydrase isoenzyme III, (12,13) thus altering the epithelial response to injury.
Most affected individuals respond favorably to treatment with acetazolamide, a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor, that reduces the frequency of attacks.
The results indicate that human-CGRP modulates the activity of both mantle cells and hemocytes and increases carbonic anhydrase activity in vitro.

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