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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 8.
Published in final edited form as: Annu Rev Microbiol. 2013 Jun 14;67:141–160. doi: 10.1146/annurev-micro-102912-142520

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Reactions of hypochlorous acid (HOCl) with biomolecules. Reaction of HOCl with (a) sulfur-containing compounds or (b) amines. Brackets indicate unstable reactive intermediates. Enzymes known to repair oxidized cysteine or methionine residues in bacteria are indicated. Asterisks indicate irreversibly oxidized dead-end products.