title: Phytase: sources, preparation and exploitation.
abstract: This review deals with phytase (myo-inositol hexakisphosphate phosphohydrolase) and covers microbiological sources, phytase occurrence in plants and animals, its purification, physico-chemical and molecular properties. Protein engineering of phytase and potential enzyme applications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Biotransformation, Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dvoráková
mesh_terms: D010832:6-Phytase / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D000824:Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000201:enzymology; D019649:Food Industry; D005658:Fungi / Q000201:enzymology; D006801:Humans; D010944:Plants / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D010832:6-Phytase