Phytic acid (PA), myo-inositol 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexakisphosphate, is the main storage form of phosphorus in plants. It is localized in seeds, deposited as mixed salts of mineral cations in protein storage vacuoles; during germination, it is hydrolyzed by phytases. When seeds are used as food/feed, PA and the bound cations are poorly bioavailable for human and monogastric livestock due to their lack ...

The nutritional value of breadmaking cereal spelt (Triticum aestivum ssp. spelta) is said to be higher than that of common wheat (Triticum aestivum ssp. vulgare), but this traditional view is not substantiated by scientific evidence. In an attempt to clarify this issue, wholemeal and milling fractions (sieved flour, fine bran, and coarse bran) from nine dehulled spelt and five soft winter wheat...

Inositol hexaphosphate (IP6) is the most abundant inositol phosphate in nature and an essential molecule for different biological functions. IP6 has a unique structure granting it distinctive properties; high negative charge density provides with immense chelating ability valuable antioxidant properties. also simple cost-effective to produce. These features have attracted researchers entreprene...

Ethylene phytic acid and unsaturated itaconic could be copolymerized in-situ cross-linked on the cotton fabrics to enhance flame-retardant crease-proofing properties. Natural was modified with glycidyl meth-acrylate characterized by IR, 1H NMR, TG. The IR indicated that new characteristic absorption peaks appear near 1720 c/m, 1470 1380 1002 c/m for molar ratios acid: methacrylate of 1:3 or 1:6...