phytase

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phytase

[′fī‚tās]

(biochemistry)

An enzyme occurring in plants, especially cereals, which catalyzes hydrolysis of phytic acid to inositol and phosphoric acid.

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Assessment of a bacterial 6-phytase in the diets of broiler chickens.

Graded levels of phytase on performance, bone mineralization and carcass traits of broiler fed reduced dicalcium phosphate

The exogenous 6-phytase enzyme used was produced by a genetically modified Aspergillus oryzae (Ronozyme NP -Razak Corporation Tehran, Iran).

Intestinal carbohydrase activity and sodium-glucose transporter expression in layers fed diets containing wheat and rice brans supplemented with phytase/Atividade da carboidrase intestinal e expressao do transportador sodio-glicose em poedeiras alimentadas com dietas contendo farelo de trigo e arroz suplementado com fitase

The efficacy of a novel microbial 6-phytase expressed in aspergillus oryzae on the performance and phosphorus utilization of cold- and warm-water fish: rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss,

Effect of Citric Acid and Phytase on Growth Performance and Mineralization of Labeo rohita Juveniles Fed Soybean Meal Based Diet

The enzyme used was Quantum Blue[R], an enhanced 6-phytase from Escherichia coli and with an activity of 6,800 FTU [g.sup.-1].

Nutritional and energetic value of rice by-products, with or without phytase, for growing pigs/Valor nutricional e energetico de sub-produtos do arroz, com ou sem fitase, para suinos em crescimento

Alternatively, according to the initiation site of dephosphorylation of the phytate, the ENZYME database (available through the ExPASy Proteomics Server: http://enzyme.expasy.org/) classifies phytases into three groups: 3-phytase (alternative name, 1-phytase; EC 3.1.3.8), 4-phytase (alternative name, 6-phytase; Ec 3.1.3.26), and 5-phytase (EC 3.1.3.72).

Cloning, sequencing, and in silico analysis of [beta]-propeller phytase Bacillus licheniformis strain PB-13

The company has also recently launched Finase[R] EC, its second generation 6-phytase from E.coli, in Europe.

INTERVIEW: Growth in Phytase Demand Unrestrained by Feed Phosphate Market Developments

The enzyme mixture (Axtra XAP 101 TPT, Cedar Rapids, IA, USA) was derived from Bacillus subtilis, Trichoderma longibrachiatum, and Bacillus licheniformis and contained endo-1, 4-beta-xylanase 20,000 U/g, amylase 2,000 U/g and protease 40,000 U/g activities, and 6-phytase (Axtra PHY 10000 TPT, USA) was derived from Trichoderma reesei, 10,000 U/g activity

Soybean meal substitution by dehulled lupine (Lupinus angustifolius) with enzymes in broiler diets

The experimental design was completely randomized, in a (4+1) x2 factorial arrangement, with four diets equally deficient in [sub.av]P supplemented with increasing levels of 6-phytase synthesized by Aspergillus oryzae (0; 750; 1,500 and 2,250FTU [kg.sup.-1] of diet) plus one positive control diet without phytase, formulated according to the nutritional recommendations of ROSTAGNO et al.

Increasing levels of phytase in diets formulated with reduced available phosphorus content supplied to male and female broilers/Niveis crescentes de fitase em dietas formuladas com reduzido teor de fosforo disponivel, fornecidas a frangos de corte machos e femeas

Phytases are divided into two categories, 3-phytase (EC 3.1.3.8) and 6-phytase (EC 3.1.3.26), based on the site where the hydrolysis of the phytate molecule is initiated [1].

Effect of a microbial phytase on growth performance, plasma parameters and apparent ileal amino acid digestibility in Youxian Sheldrake fed a low-phosphorus corn-soybean diet