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Table 3.

Effect of minerals on phytate degradation

Microorganisms	Activators	Inhibitors	References
B. subtilis (natto) N-77	Ca²⁺	Zn²⁺, Cd²⁺, Ba²⁺, Cu²⁺, Fe³⁺ and Al³⁺	[10]
B. subtilis CF92	–	Mn²⁺, Zn²⁺, Fe²⁺, Cu²⁺, Mg²⁺ and Co²⁺	[11]
B. coagulans IDCC 1201	Co²⁺	–	[12]
L. plantarum	–	Ca²⁺, Hg²⁺, Mg²⁺, Mn²⁺, Zn²⁺, Ni²⁺, Cu²⁺, Co²⁺ and Fe²⁺	[33]
L. plantarum DPC2739	–	Fluoride, hexametaphosphate at 0.5 mM and orthophosphate, tripolyphosphate and pyrophosphate at 5 mM (phosphatase)	[37]