Aspergillus ficuum phytase activity is inhibited by cereal grain components.

In the current study, we report for the first time that grain components of barley, rice, wheat and maize can inhibit the activity of Aspergillus ficuum phytase. The phytase inhibition is dose dependent and varies significantly between cereal species, between cultivars of barley and cultivars of whe...

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Main Authors: Zelalem Eshetu Bekalu, Claus Krogh Madsen, Giuseppe Dionisio, Henrik Brinch-Pedersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5417552?pdf=render