Microbial production of phytases for combating environmental phosphate pollution and other diverse applications

A Kumar, A Chanderman, M Makolomakwa… - Critical Reviews in …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Concerns of phosphorus pollution and its impact on environments have driven the
biotechnological development of phytases. Phosphoric acid, inositol phosphate, or inositols …

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 …

Engineered phytases for emerging biotechnological applications beyond animal feeding

KR Herrmann, AJ Ruff, B Infanzón… - Applied microbiology and …, 2019 - Springer
Phytases are important industrial enzymes able to catalyze the release of up to six
phosphates from phytate in a stepwise hydrolysis reaction. Phytases are almost exclusively …

Use of Phytases (myo-Inositolhexakisphosphate Phosphohydrolases) for Combatting Environmental Pollution: A Biological Approach

P Vats, MS Bhattacharyya… - Critical Reviews in …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Intensive animal agriculture has led to increasing environmental pollution due to the high
load of phosphorus excretion by the monogastric animals, owing to their inherent inability to …

Production studies and catalytic properties of phytases (myo-inositolhexakisphosphate phosphohydrolases): an overview

P Vats, UC Banerjee - Enzyme and microbial technology, 2004 - Elsevier
In biological system, hydrolysis of phytic acid (the principle storage form of phosphorus in
legumes, cereals, oil seeds and nuts) to myo-inositol and inorganic phosphate is an …

Microbial phytases and phytate: exploring opportunities for sustainable phosphorus management in agriculture

NP Balaban, AD Suleimanova, LR Valeeva… - 2016 - mds.marshall.edu
Myo-inositol phosphates (phytates) are important biological molecules produced largely by
plants to store phosphorus. Phytate is very abundant in many different soils making up a …

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 …

Phytases and the prospects for their application

NN Gessler, EG Serdyuk, EP Isakova… - Applied biochemistry and …, 2018 - Springer
Phytases from plants and microorganisms release phospates from poorly soluble phytates,
making the phospates more accessible. In this review, some features and biochemical …

Phytases and phytase-labile organic phosphorus in manures and soils

D Menezes-Blackburn, MA Jorquera… - Critical reviews in …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Organic phosphorus (Po) hydrolysis by microbial phytases has extensively been considered
in diverse biotechnological applications, including environmental protection and agricultural …

Phytases from microbes in phosphorus acquisition for plant growth promotion and soil health

D Kour, T Kaur, N Yadav, AA Rastegari, B Singh… - New and future …, 2020 - Elsevier
Phytases are known to be pro-nutritional enzymes hydrolyzing phytate and making
associated nutrients, for instance, phosphorus, iron, and zinc, are bioavailable. Phytase is …