| H2O2 + Cl− ― (MPO) → H2O + OCl− | Step 1 |
| H2O2 + OCl− ―(non-enzymatic) → H2O + Cl− + 1O2* | Step 2 |
| 1O2* + microbe (luminol) → combustive dioxygenation → luminescence | Step 3 |
| H2O2 + Cl− ― (MPO) → H2O + OCl− | Step 1 |
| H2O2 + OCl− ―(non-enzymatic) → H2O + Cl− + 1O2* | Step 2 |
| 1O2* + microbe (luminol) → combustive dioxygenation → luminescence | Step 3 |