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A novel protease-resistant and thermostable phytase from Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis JJBS250 was purified 36-fold to homogeneity with a combination of ammonium sulfate precipitation followed by Q-Sepharose and Sephadex G-50 chromatographic techniques. The estimated molecular mass of the purified phytase was 46 kDa by electrophoresis with optimal activity at pH 7.0 and 70 °C. About 19% of original activity was maintained at 80 °C for 10 min. Phytase activity was stimulated in presence of surfactants like Tween-20, Tween-80, and Triton X-100 and metal ions like Ca, K, and Co and it was inhibited by SDS and Mg, Al, and Fe. Purified enzyme showed specificity to different salts of phytic acid and values of K and V were 0.293 mM and 11.49 nmoles s, respectively for sodium phytate. The purified enzyme was resistant to proteases (trypsin and pepsin) that resulted in amelioration of food nutrition with simultaneous release of inorganic phosphate, reducing sugars, and soluble protein.

Development of an ideal process for reduction of food phytates using microbial phytases is a demanding task by all food and feed industries all over the world. Phytase production by Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis JJBS250 isolated from soil sample was optimized in submerged fermentation using statistical tools. Among all the culture variables tested, sucrose, sodium phytate and Tween-80 were identified as the most significant variables using the Placket-Burman design. Further optimization of these variables resulted in a 6.79-fold improvement in phytase production (7170 U/L) as compared to unoptimized medium. Supplementation of microbial phytases (fungal and bacterial) resulted in improved bioavailability of nutritional components with the concomitant liberation of inorganic phosphorus, reducing sugar, soluble protein and amino acids, thus mitigating anti-nutritional properties of phytic acid.

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