Involvement of fucose in bacterial oxidative stress processes

Abstract

In this research, bacteria oxidative stress processes was investigated in order to evaluate the role of L-fucose correlated with xanthine oxidase activity in the release of toxin generated by pathogenic bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella peneumonia and Escherichia coli (display as normal flora). The ratio of total fucose/ total protein obtained proved that L- fucose can act as an antioxidant factor in cell. The obtained ratio increased 4 and 8.37 times fold in Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella peneumonia respectively than in normal bacteria.