Lecithinase is a type of phospholipase that acts upon lecithin.^[1]^[2]

It can be produced by Clostridium perfringens, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Listeria monocytogenes. C. perfringens alpha toxin (lecithinase) causes myonecrosis and hemolysis. The lecithinase of S. aureus is used in detection of coagulase-positive strains, because of high link between lecithinase activity and coagulase activity.

References

^ Hanahan DJ (April 1954). "The site of action of lecithinase A of lecithin". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 207 (2): 879–84. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)65705-9. PMID 13163073.
^ Sibinovic KH, Brown FA, Pettigrew KD, Vought RL (January 1971). "Lecithin-agar assay for lecithinase antibodies in serum". Applied Microbiology. 21 (1): 98–103. doi:10.1128/am.21.1.98-103.1971. PMC 377125. PMID 4322282.

Hydrolase: esterases (EC 3.1)

3.1.1: Carboxylic
ester hydrolases

Lipase

Phospholipase
- A1
- A2
- B

3.1.2: Thioesterase

3.1.3: Phosphatase

3.1.4:
Phosphodiesterase

3.1.6: Sulfatase

Nuclease (includes
deoxyribonuclease
and ribonuclease)

3.1.11-16:
Exonuclease

Exodeoxyribonuclease	RecBCD
Exoribonuclease	Oligonucleotidase

3.1.21-31:
Endonuclease

Endodeoxyribonuclease	Deoxyribonuclease I Deoxyribonuclease II Deoxyribonuclease IV Restriction enzyme;see ((Restriction enzyme)) UvrABC endonuclease
Endoribonuclease	RNase III Drosha: Microprocessor complex Dicer: RNA-induced silencing complex RNase H 1 2A 2B 2C RNase P RNase A RNase Z RNase E 1 2 3 4/5 RNase T1
either deoxy- or ribo-	Nuclease S1 Mung bean nuclease Serratia marcescens nuclease Micrococcal nuclease

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