Why do phagocytes dramatically increase metabolic rate and oxygen consumption

when they begin phagocytosis?

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Many products of oxygen are powerfully antimicrobial, and phagocytes expend a great deal of energy producing
these oxygen products. Glucose is broken down for energy and the production of lactic acid and hydrogen
peroxide. The lactic acid contributes to an acidic environment in the phagosome. The hydrogen peroxide is
catalyzed by myeloperoxidase and other enzymes to form peroxide anions (O2-), hydroxyl radicals (OH-), and
singlet oxygen, all of which are very damaging to microbes.

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