Impacts and Industrial Applications of Phytic Acid and Phytase

Phytic acid is an antinutritional compound that chelates P and essential divalent cations such as Fe, Ca, Zn in cereals major staple crops wheat, maize, rice, sorghum. As a result, these cannot be absorbed by monogastric animals or humans: phytic has inhibitory effect on nutrient uptake its levels are negatively correlated with protein starch digestibility. However, can degraded the action of enzyme phytase. Phytase plays important roles degradation increasing nutritional quality foods. Microbial phytase versatile beneficial for humans, animals, environment, industry. In this review, we summarise interaction micronutrients, various approaches to enhancing profile foods reducing content, current knowledge microbial-based potential reducer acid.