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Carbonic anhydrases (CAs) are zinc-containing metalloenzymes that catalyze reversible hydration of carbon dioxide. The mammalian α-CA gene family has been reported to include at least eleven enzymatically active isoforms with different structural and catalytic properties. Four of the active CA isozymes are cytosolic (CA I, II, III, and VII), four are membrane-associated(CA IV, IX, XII, and XIV), two are mitochondrial (CA VA and VB), and one is a secretory form (CA VI). CA13 is a cytosolic proteinmay that may play a role in embryogenesis and perturbation of its function by genetic modification could potentially lead to developmental abnormalities(PMID:14600151).