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Types of Chemical Defenses
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Total cards: 8•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026
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#1
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Lysozyme
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Tears, saliva, mucus Most effective against gram + bacteria Lyses bacteria by targeting peptidoglycan
#2
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Salts
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Sweat, which brings down water availability
#3
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Sebum
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Fatty acids, which lower pH to around 5 inhibiting growth of pathogens
#4
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Stomach Acid
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Lowers pH to 2-3, where microbes cannot grow
#5
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Bile Salts
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Inhibits gram + bacteria
#6
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Acidity of urine + vaginal tract
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Impacts what can grow there White women have lactobacilli
#7
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Soluble proteins
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Antimicrobial peptides, complement, interferons, iron-binding proteins
#8
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Defensins
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Work to eliminate microbes