@article{mbs:/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-116-1-69, author = "Udou, Takezo and Ichikawa, Yoichi", title = "Effect of Sodium Chloride on the Activity and Production of Staphylococcal Exonuclease", journal= "Microbiology", year = "1980", volume = "116", number = "1", pages = "69-74", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-116-1-69", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-116-1-69", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1465-2080", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "Extracellular nuclease activity in Staphylococcus aureus was enhanced about fourfold by 1% (w/v) NaCl, KCl, CsCl or LiCl. The pH and concentration of Ca2+ for optimum activity varied with the NaCl concentration; with an increased NaCl concentration, a higher Ca2+ concentration and a lower pH were required. V max, but not K max, varied with the concentration of NaCl. The addition of 3% (w/v) NaCl to growing cultures of S. aureus increased nuclease production fivefold.", }