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Current Analytical Chemistry

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ISSN (Print): 1573-4110
ISSN (Online): 1875-6727

Analysis of Phosphorus and Phosphorylated Compounds in the Context of Plant Physiology and Global Phosphorus Management: A Review

Author(s): Henrik Brinch-Pedersen and Frank Hatzack

Volume 2, Issue 4, 2006

Page: [421 - 430] Pages: 10

DOI: 10.2174/157341106778520517

Price: $65

Abstract

The management of phosphorus (P) as a non-renewable resource is receiving increasing attention at the dawn of the new millennium. The importance of phosphate as a nutrient, the environment phosphate load in areas with intens livestock production and the depletion of the high quality phosphate resources are accentuating the need of a holistic and global phosphorus-resource management and understanding of the physiological roles, the biosynthesis and the breakdown of phosphorylated compounds in plants. Two important routes towards improved P-resource management are genetic engineering of plants towards improved P bioavailability and the application of microbial phytases to increase the bioavailability of phytate-P in monogastric animals. The present review gives an overview on these P-management approaches and discusses the arsenal of analytical techniques that can be used to analyze P and P-compounds. This analytical capability is an important determinant in the development of more advanced and more effective approaches towards Presource management.

Keywords: Phosphorus analysis, Phytate analysis, Phytase, P management, Phosphorus in plants

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