title: Absence of phospholipase activity in bacteriophage T4.
abstract: We assayed phospholipase activity in T4Dt+ and in t mutant phage grown under permissive and restrictive conditions. There was no correlation between the presence of the t+ gene product and phospholipase activity. Phospholipase activity in phage lysates could be attributed to the presence of bacterial debris or to the use of commercial DNase which contains phospholipase.
mesh_terms: D003090:Coliphages / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D003851:Deoxyribonucleases / Q000378:metabolism; D008242:Lysogeny; D009154:Mutation; D010740:Phospholipases / Q000378:metabolism*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D003851:Deoxyribonucleases; D010740:Phospholipases