Improved Phytate Phosphorus Utilization by Japanese Medaka Transgenic for the Aspergillus niger Phytase Gene

The inefficient digestion of phytate phosphorus by fish has created environmental concerns associated with phosphorus pollution from aquaculture production facilities. To further complicate this situation, phytate is known to chelate minerals and proteins, making them nutritionally unavailable. The enzyme phytase degrades phytate into inorganic phosphorus, which can be directly utilized by fish. As a model to examine the feasibility and efficacy...