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Table II The Inactivation of Transforming Principle by Crude Enzyme Preparations

From: Studies on the Chemical Nature of the Substance Inducing Transformation of Pneumococcal Types

Crude enzyme preparations

Enzymatic activity

Phosphatase

Tributyrin esterase

Depolymerase for desoxyribonucleate

Inactivation of transforming principle

Dog intestinal mucosa

+

+

+

+

Rabbit bone phosphatase

+

+

−

−

Swine kidney“

+

−

−

−

Pneumococcus autolysates

−

+

+

+

Normal dog and rabbit serum

+

+

+

+