Table 2.

Characteristics of probiotic phytases and phosphatases

Enzyme	Microorganisms	Substrate specificity	Molecular mass (kDa)	References
Phytase	B. subtilis (natto) N-77	Sodium phytate	38	[10]
	B. subtilis CF92	Sodium phytate (high), α-naphthyl phosphate and Adenosine triphophosphate (ATP) (low)	46	[11]
	B. coagulans IDCC 1201	Sodium phytate	–	[12]
	L. brevis	–	73, 34	[25]
	L. plantarum	–	46	[33]
Phosphatase	L. plantarum NRRL B-4496	Acetyl phosphate, sodium phytate, p-nitrophenyl phosphate and α-d-glucose-1 phosphate	–	[18]
		–	52	[29]
	L. plantarum DPC2739	–	27	[37]