Function
In the presence of H2O2 formed by the eosinophil, and either chloride or bromide ions, eosinophil peroxidase provides a potent mechanism by which eosinophils kill multicellular parasites (such as, for example, the nematode worms involved in filariasis); and also certain bacteria (such as tuberculosis bacteria). Eosinophil peroxidase is a haloperoxidase that preferentially uses bromide over chloride for this purpose, generating hypobromite (hypobromous acid). The enzyme is also capable of oxidizing thiocyanate (SCN-) and uses it as a co-substrate, with optimal concentrations occurring at about normal plasma levels.
Eosinophil peroxidase is also partly responsible for tissue remodeling.
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