Abantu abaninzi ngokwethuku badibanisa i-mucus nezinto ezicekisekayo, kodwa enyanisweni, inemisebenzi emininzi ebalulekileyo kwimpilo yethu. Ilandelela iintyatyambo zethu zamathumbu abalulekileyo kwaye ityisa iibhaktheriya. Igubungela yonke indawo yangaphakathi yomzimba wethu kwaye isebenze njengomqobo ovela kwihlabathi langaphandle. Isinceda sizikhusele kwizifo ezosulelayo.

Oku kungenxa yokuba i-mucus isebenza njengesihluzo esivumela iibhaktheriya ukuba zingene okanye ziphume, kwaye iibhaktheriya zondla iswekile kwi-mucus phakathi kokutya. Ngoko ke, ukuba sinokusebenzisa iswekile echanekileyo ukuvelisa umfinya osele ukhona emzimbeni, unokusetyenziswa kunyango olutsha kraca.

Ngoku, abaphandi abavela kwi-DNRF Centre of Excellence kunye neCopenhagen Glycomics Centre baye bafumanisa indlela yokuvelisa ngokufanelekileyo i-mucus enempilo.

Siye saqulunqa indlela yokuvelisa ulwazi olubalulekileyo olufumaneka kwi-mucus yomntu, ebizwa ngokuba yi-mucins, kunye ne-carbohydrates ebalulekileyo. Ngoku, sibonisa ukuba inokuveliswa ngokwenziwa njengezinye ii-agent zebhayoloji zonyango (ezifana ne-antibodies kunye namanye amachiza e-biological) ziveliswa namhlanje, watsho umbhali ophambili wesifundo kunye nomlawuli weZiko laseCopenhagen uNjingalwazi uHenrik Clausen. IiGlycomics.

I-mucus okanye i-mucin iqulunqwe kakhulu yiswekile. Kolu phononongo, abaphandi babonise ukuba oko iibhaktheriya ziyayibona ngokwenene ipateni ekhethekileyo yeswekile kwi-mucin.