Major bacterial enzyme responsible for putrefaction -
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.
Hyaluronidase
Lecithinase
Metailloproteinase
Collagenase
Death and postmortem changes