- J Dvoráková: Laboratory of Biotransformation, Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic.
This review deals with phytase (myo-inositol hexakisphosphate phosphohydrolase) and covers microbiological sources, phytase occurrence in plants and animals, its purification, physico-chemical and molecular properties. Protein engineering of phytase and potential enzyme applications are discussed.