Purification and characterization of a bacterial phytase whose properties make it exceptionally useful as a feed supplement

A periplasmatic phytase from a bacterium isolated from Malaysian waste water was purified about 173-fold to apparent homogeneity with a recovery of 10% referred to the phytase activity in the crude extract. It behaved as a monomeric protein with a molecular mass of about 42 kDa. The purified enzy...

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Main Authors: Greiner, Ralf, Farouk, Abd Elaziem Aziem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2007
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/14233/1/Purification_and_Characterization.pdf