Cold Spring Harbor protocols
High-Throughput Assay for Measuring Phytate and Available Phosphorus in Ground Maize Seed Samples.
Adrienne N Moran Lauter, Anthony Assibi Mahama, M Paul Scott
Published: 202610.1101/pdb.prot108686
Abstract
Phosphorus is an important nutrient for plants and animals. In maize seeds, phosphorus is stored in the form of phytate, which is the phosphorylated form of the sugar inositol. Monogastric animals lack the enzymes required to break phytate down, so i…
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