Major bacterial enzyme responsible for putrefaction -: (A) Hyaluronidase, (B) Lecithinase, (C) Metailloproteinase, (D) Collagenase
Answer is B. Lecithinase produced by Clostridium welchii is impoant in putrefaction as it digests lecithin, a component of cell membrane. It causes postmoem hemolysis of blood. Dr. Narayana Reddys Synopsis of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology 27 th edition pg. 82.