| Phytase is an enzyme that breaks down phytate so that some of the previously indigestible phosphorus in feed can be digested. |
| Doolette AL, Smemik RJ, Dougherty WJ Rapid decomposition of phytate applied to a calcareous soil demonstrated by a solution31P NMR study. |
| The enzyme is specifically used to extract benefits from the nutritional value in phytate for the well being and improvement of animal growth. |
| Phytate is relatively unavailable to humans and monogastric animals that largely lack the enzyme phytase, which is required to degrade phytate. |
| Vaintraub IA and NA Lapteva Colorimetric determination of phytate in unpurified extracts of seeds and the products of their processing. |
| The zinc chelator phytate, found in seeds and cereal bran, can contribute to zinc malabsorption. |
