Carbonic anhydrase is an enzyme involved in the reaction of carbon dioxide with water to form a molecule that dissolves well in the liquid part of blood. How does carbonic anhydrase affect this reaction?

by changing chemical products of the reaction

by increasing the time needed for the reaction to occur

by decreasing the amount of energy needed to complete the reaction

Carbonic anhydrase being a catalytic enzymes, facilitates the reaction by decreasing the amount of energy needed to complete the reaction.

Explanation:

The above enzyme Carbonic anhydrase facilitates the reaction between carbon dioxide and water. High concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood triggers this reaction. The reaction results in the formation of carbonic acid which is again reversed into carbon dioxide and water when blood reaches the lung. The carbon dioxide is exhaled through expiration. As carbonic anhydrase is a catalyst, hence it lowers the requisition of energy for transitional and activation phase of the reaction. This also account for fastest action of carbonic anhydrase enzyme with very high rates of reaction.