In 1944 avery, macleod, and mccarty performed transformation experiments using live, harmless bacteria and extracts from virulent bacteria treated with various enzymes. which of the following enzymes were used and why
It was performed by Oswald Avery, Colin MacLeod, and Maclyn McCarty in their famous experiment that the enzyme they used was deoxyribonucleodepolymerase. This specific kind of enzyme was used because it can be easily extracted from a variety of animal sources to be used in destroying the transforming power.
