peroxide

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One possible explanation involves hydrogen peroxide itself, which is highly toxic.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

When E. faecalis is present in a wound, the hydrogen peroxide it produces causes oxidative stress in nearby human skin cells.

From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026

This process continuously produces hydrogen peroxide, a highly reactive oxygen species capable of damaging living tissue.

From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026

When the researchers treated stressed skin cells with catalase, a naturally occurring antioxidant enzyme that breaks down hydrogen peroxide, cellular stress levels dropped.

From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026

His mother had unwrapped the package and was opening a bottle of peroxide.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin