es ▁complex es ▁dis mut ates ▁into ▁hydro gen ▁per ox ide ▁which ▁in ▁turn ▁is ▁used ▁by ▁my el op ero x id ase ▁to ▁produce ▁b acter ic idal ▁hy po ch lor ous ▁acid . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁subm uc os al ▁g lands ▁of ▁the ▁resp ir atory ▁tract ▁se crete ▁my el op ero x id ase ▁and ▁la ct op ero x id ase ▁( L PO ) ▁that ▁catal y zes ▁the ▁ox id ation ▁of ▁th i oc yan ate ▁and ▁det ox ify ▁hydro gen ▁per ox ide ▁or ▁R OS ▁to ▁the ▁ant im icro b ial ▁hypoth i oc yan ite . ▁ ▁The ▁o xygen ated ▁comp ounds ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁la ct op ero x id ase ▁system ▁does ▁not ▁attack ▁DNA ▁and ▁is ▁not ▁mut agen ic ▁and ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁safe . ▁ ▁Hyp oth i oc yan ite ▁generated ▁through ▁this ▁path way ▁displays ▁broad ▁spectrum ▁b acter ic idal ▁activity ▁including ▁pot ent ▁ant ib acter ial ▁action ▁on ▁H . ▁p yl ori . ▁ ▁C yst ic ▁fib ros is ▁▁ ▁Th i oc yan ate ▁secret ion ▁in ▁c yst ic ▁fib ros is ▁patients ▁is ▁decre ased ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁reduced ▁production ▁of ▁the ▁ant im icro b ial ▁hypoth i oc yan ite ▁and ▁consequ ently ▁cont ributes ▁to ▁the ▁increased ▁risk ▁of ▁air way ▁in fection . ▁ ▁Th era pe ut ic ▁applications ▁ ▁L act o