Assertion: hydrogen gas | /r/CapableOf | interact with small molecules
Facets:
value: directly
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Once inhaled, chlorine gas diffuses into the epithelial lining fluid (ELF) of the respiratory epithelium and may directly interact with small molecules, proteins and lipids there and damage them, or may hydrolyze to hypochlorous acid and hydrochloric acid which in turn generate chloride ions and reactive oxygen species; the dominant theory is that most damage is via the acids.