Ioli enzima iyakwazi ukuvutha, ukanti ukuxinana kwayo kwenza kube nzima ekukhanyeni kwaye kuthintele ukutsha okupheleleyo. Nangona kunjalo, kwiindawo ezineoksijini ephezulu, ioli enzima inokutshisa ngokukhawuleza.
Ioli yokuthambisa, ngelixa inokutsha, ayivuthi xa idibana nedangatye ngokukhawuleza njengoko kucingelwa. Ibandakanyeka kwisenzo se-oxidation, ethambileyo ngokuqatha.