These relatively short lived oxidized intermediates have potent bactericidal effects, hence lactoperoxidase is part of the antimicrobial defense system in tissues that express lactoperoxidase.
Estes intermediarios oxidados de vida relativamente curta teñen potentes efectos bactericidas, polo que a lactoperoxidase forma parte dos sistema de defensa antimicrobiano naqueles tecidos que expresan a lactoperoxidase.