Carbon Dioxide Definition

Carbon Dioxide: A colorless, odorless gas that can be formed by the body and is necessary for the respiration cycle of plants and animals.

Terms Related to Carbon Dioxide

Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase
An enzyme with high affinity for carbon dioxide. It catalyzes irreversibly the formation of oxaloacetate from phosphoenolpyruvate and carbon dioxide. This fixation of carbon dioxide ...
Carbon Dioxide Snow
A solid form of carbon dioxide used as a refrigerant.
T. cruzi PEPCK
An enzyme of the lyase class that catalyzes the conversion of ATP and oxaloacetate to ADP, phosphoenolpyruvate, and carbon dioxide. The enzyme is found in ...

Synonym: carbonic anhydride.