Review Article

Mode of Action of Lactoperoxidase as Related to Its Antimicrobial Activity: A Review

Figure 3

Illustration (according to [17]) of the pH threshold value above which the oxidation of the halogen by mammalian heme peroxidase will be thermodically unfavorable. The reduction potential of the couple Compound I/native enzyme and the couple halogen (X = chloride, bromide) HOX/OXāˆ’ is expressed with an illustrative function of the pH, at a specific concentration of enzyme and substrates.
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