2. PHYTATE
• All Plant sources only contain 60-80% phytate phosphorus while only 20-40% phosphorus
in free form (Non-phytate phosphorus)
• Phytic Acid =Myo-inositol hexaphosphate (free form)
• Phytin = complexes with calcium, magnesium and potassium
• Phytate = Mixed salts of phytic acid (IP6)
• Poultry birds have insufficient ability to degrade this phytate and utilize the phosphorus
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7. PHYTATE IS AN ANTI-NUTRITIONAL
FACTOR
• Binds divalent minerals and affect absorption i.e. P, Ca, Mg, Cu, Zn etc.
• Enhance excretion of Na
• Negatively affects energy metabolism
• Interferes protein and carbohydrate metabolism
• Increase indigenous amino acid loses
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8. FACTORS AFFECTING PHYTATE
UTILIZATION
• Genetics
• Age
• Ca, P and vitamin D3 level in feed
• Fiber contents of feed
• Ingredient type
• Phytase type
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9. PHYTASE
• Phytase activity firstly detected in rice bran (100 years ago)
• Exogenous phytase development starts in 1962
• Commercially introduced in 1991
• Phytase hydrolysis phytate and alleviate its negative effects
• Improve growth performance of birds
• Commercial phytase prepared from recombinant
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14. TYPES OF PHYTASE
• 3-Phytase (i.e. A. niger)
• 6-Phytase (i.e. E.coli, Peniophora lycii)
Based on initiation of hydrolysis of phytate
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17. PHYTASE ACTIVITY UNITS
• FTU (fytase Units)
• FYT
• U (one unit of phytase)
• PU
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18. FTU
One FTU is the amount of enzyme that liberates 1 µmol inorganic
orthophosphate/min from 0.0051 mol/L sodium phytate at pH 5.5 and at temperature
of 37◦C
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19. U
amount of enzyme that liberates 1 µmol inorganic P per minute from
0.0015 mol/L sodium phytate at pH 5.5 at 37oC
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20. SITE OF PHYTASE ACTIVATION
• Crop
• Proventriculus
• Gizzard
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