%0 Journal Article %A Mellanby, Jane %A White, Ailsa B. %T The Independence of the Lysolecithinase Activity of Extracts of Clostridium sordellii from Their Lethal, Oedema-producing and Haemorrhagic Actions %D 1968 %J Microbiology, %V 52 %N 3 %P 455-459 %@ 1465-2080 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-52-3-455 %I Microbiology Society, %X SUMMARY: Extracts (ultrasonic treatment) of Clostridium sordellii contained a lysolecithinase, which was activated by ether, calcium ions and ammonium sulphate and inhibited by EDTA, magnesium and manganese. The enzyme was not responsible for the lethality, oedema-producing or haemorrhagic actions of extracts of the organism. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-52-3-455