 Chlorite dismutase

Chlorite dismutase, also known as Chlorite O2-lyase (), is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

Reactions that generate oxygen molecules are exceedingly rare in biology and difficult to mimic synthetically.Perchlorate - respiring bacteria enzymatically detoxify chlorite, ClO, the end product of the perchlorate, ClO respiratory pathway, by converting it to dioxygen, O2 and chloride, Cl−.