A reactant generated by neutrophils that plays an impoant role in bacterial killing is
NADPH oxidase
Hexose monophosphate shunt
G proteins
Superoxide anion
Superoxide anion is generated when oxygen is reduced by cytoplasmic NADPH. The reduction is carried out by the enzyme NADPH oxidase, which is not a reactant but a catalyst activated in cells responding to bacteria.
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