Chemiluminescence at 1268 nm was used to measure singlet oxygen production in the lactoperoxidase(hydrogen peroxide)halide systems. The use of a liquid-nitrogen-cooled germanium detector permitted the measurement of singlet oxygen production rates as low as 30 nmol min −1. Under optimal conditions using bromide ion as a substrate, lactoperoxidase produced singlet oxygen in stoichiometric amounts consistent with the mechanism. ▪ ▪ The oxidized bromine species, tribromide ion, bromine and hypobromous acid, were not significant final reaction products. No 1268 nm chemiluminescence was detected with chloride ion or iodine ion. Lactoperoxidase does not oxidize chloride ion. The absence of 1268 nm chemiluminescence does not rule out some singlet oxygen production in the lactoperoxidase(hydrogen peroxide)iodide system, since iodine is known to quench single oxygen.
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