phytase

Noun

Meaning

phytase (plural phytases)

(biochemistry) A phosphatase, present in cereals, that catalyzes the hydrolysis of phytic acid into inositol and phosphoric acid.

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Examples

In FSBM, fermentation had already released much of the phosphorus from phytate, so adding phytase did not improve digestibility very much.” Source: Internet

In growing pigs, the ATTD of calcium increased from 67.3 percent in the negative control to 83.5 percent at the optimal phytase level of 574 phytase units. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

phytanoyl phytantriol phytanyl phytaspase phytate phytelephantoid