On locally finite -groups satisfying an Engel condition

For a given positive integer and a given prime number , let be the integer satisfying . We show that every locally finite -group, satisfying the -Engel identity, is (nilpotent of -bounded class)-by-(finite exponent) where the best upper bound for the exponent is either or if is odd. When the best upper bound is or . In the second part of the paper we focus our attention on -Engel groups. With the aid of the results of the first part we show that every -Engel -group is soluble and the derived length is bounded by some constant.