Researchers report the first detailed characterization of the hydration structure of carbonic dioxide gas as it dissolves in water to form carbonic acid. Though carbonic acid exists for only a ...

Researchers have shown how gaseous carbon dioxide molecules are solvated by water to initiate the proton transfer chemistry that produces carbonic acid and bicarbonate.

The kidneys assist the bicarbonate buffer system by regulating the production of bicarbonate. The lungs assist by regulating the production of carbonic acid. This system acts in essentially the same ...

The physiological approach uses the carbonic acid–bicarbonate buffer system. Based on the isohydric principle, this system characterizes acids as hydrogen-ion donors and bases as hydrogen-ion ...

A team of researchers, led by Professor Chae Un Kim from the Department of Physics at UNIST, has successfully tracked the catalytic pathway of carbonic anhydrase II (CAII), an enzyme that converts ...

The bicarbonate system is the main buffer that contributes to the total buffer capacity of saliva. 14 Bicarbonate ions can neutralize lactic and acetic acids produced by plaque bacteria and reduce ...

When CO2 is absorbed by water, it forms carbonic acid, which can be neutralized by carbonates; if these names sound familiar, it's because the carbonic acid-bicarbonate buffer is the primary acid ...