An overview of microbial α-amylase and recent biotechnological developments

R Singh, SW Kim, A Kumari, PK Mehta - Current Biotechnology, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
The α-amylase is one of the most promising commercial enzymes with tremendous
applications in various industries. Microbial α-amylase shares almost 25-30% of the enzyme …

Carbohydrases and phytase in poultry and pig nutrition: a review beyond the nutrients and energy matrix

DT Valente Junior, JL Genova, SW Kim, A Saraiva… - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cereal grains and their by-products incorporated into non-ruminant animal
feeds contain non-starch polysaccharides and phytate, which are anti-nutritional factors. The …

Effects of supplementation of α-amylase alone in a model of growing and finishing pigs fed metabolizable energy-reduced diets

PE Rupolo, DP Monteiro, TP Ribeiro, LB de Azevedo… - Livestock Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Amylase helps break down starches into simpler sugars, which can be absorbed and used
for energy by pigs. Two experiments were conducted to assess the effects of α-amylase on …

[HTML][HTML] Inclusion of slowly digestible starch source is a promising strategy than reducing starch to protein ratio in low protein broiler diets

T Mahmood, N Vieco-Saiz, J Consuegra, Y Mercier - Poultry Science, 2024 - Elsevier
The present study investigated the effects of low protein diets with different starch sources
and starch to protein ratio on growth, digestibility, intestinal health, caecal short chain fatty …

Multi-enzyme supplementation to diets containing 2 protein levels affects intramuscular fat content in muscle and modulates cecal microflora without affecting the …

Q Zhang, S Cho, J Song, J Jeong, M Yu, S Mun… - Probiotics and …, 2023 - Springer
We investigated the effects of crude protein (CP) levels and exogenous enzymes on growth
performance, meat quality, toxic gas emissions, and colonic microbiota community in 200 …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of amylase supplementation on individual variation, growth performance, and starch digestibility in broiler chickens

LS Bassi, M Hejdysz, E Pruszyńska-Oszmalek, A Wolc… - Poultry Science, 2023 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to evaluate the variance of starch digestibility in broilers
individually fed diets without or with supplemental exogenous amylase. A total of 120 d-of …

[HTML][HTML] Exogenous α-amylase improves the digestibility of corn and corn–soybean meal diets for broilers

VG Schramm, A Massuquetto, LS Bassi… - Poultry science, 2021 - Elsevier
Starch is the main energy source in broiler diets. However, endogenous amylase secretion
in young broilers is suboptimal to completely digest dietary starch, so exogenous α-amylase …

[HTML][HTML] Dietary Bacillus velezensis KNF-209 supplementation improves growth performance, enhances immunity, and promotes gut health in broilers

Y Liu, M Xiong, X Hu, Y Li, W Zhang, W He, S Luo… - Poultry Science, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aimed to investigate the effects of dietary Bacillus velezensis KNF-209 (BV-KNF-
209) on the growth performance, immunity, and gut health of broilers. A total of 540 one-day …

Evaluation of dietary Pancreatin as an exogenous enzyme on growth performance, gene expression, immunological responses, serum immunoglobins, and intestinal …

E Asare, Z Yang, H Yang, Z Wang - Journal of Applied Animal …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The current study evaluated the inclusion of Pancreatin enzyme on growth performance,
intestinal morphology, endogenous enzyme activity, and immunological responses in …

Liver fat metabolism of broilers regulated by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens TL via stimulating IGF-1 secretion and regulating the IGF signaling pathway

P Chen, S Li, Z Zhou, X Wang, D Shi, Z Li, X Li… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens TL (BA-TL) is well-known for its capability of promoting protein
synthesis and lipid metabolism, in particular, the abdominal fat deposition in broilers …