Proposed pathway for the reaction of HOCl with amino acids. Adapted from Stanbro and Smith (1979), le Cloirec and
Martin (1985), Dore´ (1989), Nweke and Scully (1989), Armesto et al. (1994c), Conyers and Scully (1997) and Hawkins et al.
(2003).
OOCl
Cl
OCl
Cl
OCl
Cl
OCl
Cl Cl
non-phenolic
HOCl products
HOCl