phytase

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

phytic +‎ -ase

Noun[edit]

phytase (plural phytases)

  1. (biochemistry) A phosphatase, present in cereals, that catalyzes the hydrolysis of phytic acid into inositol and phosphoric acid.
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