Partial Purification and Characterization of Phytase from Bacteria Inhabiting the Mangroves of the Western Coast of India

Due to the growth in livestock population, increasing domestic consumption of animal products and growth of end-user companies, the Indian animal feed industry is predicted to take off in a big way in the coming decade. It is mainly restricted to dairy and poultry feed manufacturing. Feed is also required for the maintenance of laboratory animals. Ensuring quality is a major concern in feed manufacture, a fact that includes fortification of the feed with nutrients and enhancing their availability. Cereals, legumes and oilseeds that are used in animal feeds have a high (nearly 80%) of total phosphate content in the form of phytic acid or phytate (Chang et al., 1977; Reddy et al., ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 4 Number 9 (2015) pp. 156-169 http://www.ijcmas.com