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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2011
Douglas M. Webel, Noblesville, IN (US);
Donald E. Orr, Noblesville, IN (US);
Frank E. Ruch, Falmouth, ME (US);
Xingen Lei, Ithaca, NY (US);
Douglas M. Webel, Noblesville, IN (US);
Donald E. Orr, Noblesville, IN (US);
Frank E. Ruch, Falmouth, ME (US);
Xingen Lei, Ithaca, NY (US);
Huvepharma AD, Sofia, BG;
Cornell Research Foundation, Inc., Ithaca, NY (US);
Abstract
A method is described for improving the nutritional value of a foodstuff comprising a source of myo-inositol hexakisphosphate by feeding the foodstuff in combination with a phytase expressed in yeast. The method comprises the step of feeding the animal the foodstuff in combination with a phytase expressed in yeast wherein the phytase can be selected from the group consisting of AppA1, AppA2 and a site-directed mutant of AppA. The invention also enables reduction of the feed to weight gain ratio and an increase bone mass and mineral content of an animal. A foodstuff and a feed additive comprising AppA2 or a site-directed mutant of AppA are also described.