redox states:(Mn 2+, Mn 2+) and (Mn 3+, Mn 3+) states. Various inorganic anions such as
Cl− or HPO− 4 inhibit catalase activity by binding to the (Mn 2+, Mn 2+). This inhibition can
also be observed following reduction of the (Mn 3+, Mn 3+) states to (Mn 2+, Mn 2+) by
peroxide. The (Mn 3+, Mn 4+) state, which can be formed by periodate oxidation, does not
interact with these anions and is inactive in peroxide decomposition. The (Mn 2+, Mn 3+) …