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. 1981 Jan;145(1):661–663. doi: 10.1128/jb.145.1.661-663.1981

Purification of Streptococcus group C bacteriophage lysin.

J L Raina
PMCID: PMC217323  PMID: 7462154

Abstract

A simple procedure for the purification of Streptococcus group C phage lysin to apparent homogeneity is described. The electrophoretically pure, enzymatically stable polypeptide of 98,000 molecular weight converted Streptococcus (groups A, F, and H) cells into spheroplasts within 5 min at 0 degrees C or within less than a minute at 37 degrees C.

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