Protein Information

Name salivary peroxidase
Synonyms Airway lactoperoxidase; LPO; Lactoperoxidase; Lactoperoxidase precursor; SAPX; SPO; Salivary peroxidase; Lactoperoxidases…

Compound Information

Name hydrogen cyanide
CAS hydrocyanic acid

Reference List

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2837167 Lundquist P, Rosling H, Sorbo B: The origin of hydrogen cyanide in breath. Arch Toxicol. 1988;61(4):270-4.

We conclude that most of the hydrogen cyanide found in breath from normal human beings originates from oxidation of thiocyanate by salivary peroxidase in the oropharynx.
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1390933 Pollock JR, Goff HM: Lactoperoxidase-catalyzed oxidation of thiocyanate ion: a carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance study of the oxidation products. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1992 Oct 20;1159(3):279-85.

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14642392 Klein I, Nagler RM, Toffler R, van Der Vliet A, Reznick AZ: Effect of cigarette smoke on oral peroxidase activity in human saliva: role of hydrogen cyanide. Free Radic Biol Med. 2003 Dec 1;35(11):1448-52.

Peroxidase activity in human saliva is composed of salivary peroxidase (80%), of salivary glandular origin, and myeloperoxidase (20%), of leukocyte origin.
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