<prompt> Major bacterial enzyme responsible for putrefaction -HyaluronidaseLecithinaseMetailloproteinaseCollagenase  <response>: 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. 