Do you think fatty acids modifying enzymes protect bacteria from toxic/killing effect of antibacterial fatty acids?

Dr. Zulfiqar Ali Mirani @Dr_Zulfiqar_Mirani2

05 May 2014 1 4K Report

Recently it has been reported that cis-2-decenaoic acids or cis-9-octadecenoic acid are very effective antibacterial agent. Most of the S. aureus isolates are capable to produce fatty acids modifying enzymes in different conditions. So might these enzymes have a role in bacterial survival after exposure to toxic fatty acids?

Jai Ghosh

No doubt, such reports are of significance, but not of importance from the popint of view of bactericdal actions of the fatty acids. Such modification of fatty acids only help the bacteria to repair its transport mechanism across the cell membrane..

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