Reduction of phytic acid and enhancement of bioavailable micronutrients in food grains

RK Gupta, SS Gangoliya, NK Singh - Journal of food science and …, 2015 - Springer
More than half of the world populations are affected by micronutrient malnutrition and one
third of world's population suffers from anemia and zinc deficiency, particularly in developing …

Strategies of organic phosphorus recycling by soil bacteria: acquisition, metabolism, and regulation

Y Park, M Solhtalab, W Thongsomboon… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Critical to meeting cellular phosphorus (P) demand, soil bacteria deploy a number of
strategies to overcome limitation in inorganic P (Pi) in soils. As a significant contributor to P …

Microbiota-derived metabolite promotes HDAC3 activity in the gut

S Wu, S Hashimoto-Hill, V Woo, EM Eshleman, J Whitt… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
The coevolution of mammalian hosts and their beneficial commensal microbes has led to
development of symbiotic host–microbiota relationships. Epigenetic machinery permits …

Molecular and catalytic properties of phytate‐degrading enzymes (phytases)

U Konietzny, R Greiner - International journal of food science & …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Phytate‐degrading enzymes catalyse the step‐wise release of phosphate from phytate, the
principle storage form of phosphorus in plant seeds and pollen. They are widespread in …

Production, purification and properties of microbial phytases

A Pandey, G Szakacs, CR Soccol… - Bioresource …, 2001 - Elsevier
Phytases (myo-inositol hexakisphosphate phosphohydrolase, EC 3.1. 3.8) catalyse the
release of phosphate from phytate (myco-inositol hexakiphosphate). Several cereal grains …

Phytase enzymology, applications, and biotechnology

XG Lei, JM Porres - Biotechnology letters, 2003 - Springer
Phytases are phosphohydrolases that initiate the step-wise removal of phosphate from
phytate. These enzymes have been widely used in animal feeding to improve phosphorus …

Biochemical properties and substrate specificities of alkaline and histidine acid phytases

BC Oh, WC Choi, S Park, YO Kim, TK Oh - Applied Microbiology and …, 2004 - Springer
Phytases are a special class of phosphatase that catalyze the sequential hydrolysis of
phytate to less-phosphorylated myo-inositol derivatives and inorganic phosphate. Phytases …

Biotechnological development of effective phytases for mineral nutrition and environmental protection

X Lei, C Stahl - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2001 - Springer
Phytases are hydrolytic enzymes that initiate the release of phosphate from phytate (myo-
inositol hexakisphosphate), the major phosphorus (P) form in animal feeds of plant origin …

Current and future biotechnological applications of bacterial phytases and phytase-producing bacteria

M Jorquera, O Martínez, F Maruyama… - Microbes and …, 2008 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Phytases are a group of enzymes capable of releasing phosphate from phytate, one of the
most abundant forms of organic phosphate in the natural environment. Phytases can be …

The histidine phosphatase superfamily: structure and function

DJ Rigden - Biochemical Journal, 2008 - portlandpress.com
The histidine phosphatase superfamily is a large functionally diverse group of proteins. They
share a conserved catalytic core centred on a histidine which becomes phosphorylated …