DNA-Dependent RNA polymerase (EC 2.7.7.6) was isolated from Thermomonospora curvata. The purification steps included precipitation with Polymin P, elution of the precipitate with 0.3 mol/L KCl, precipitation with ammonium sulfate, affinity chromatography on heparin-agarose and molecular filtration on Biogel A 1.5 m.