Wednesday 24th: Morning Session
Continuation of Section D: Bioavailability of inositol phosphates in the environment
Chair: Leo Condron
8:30 – 9:10: Tim George, CSIRO Plant Industry, Australia
Understanding phytate-phytase interactions in soil
9:10 – 9:30: Duane Berry, Virginia Tech., USA
Development of a novel soil phytase assay: significance, challenges, progress
9:30 – 10:00: Break
Section E: Fate of inositol phosphates in aquatic environments
Chair: Ben Turner
10:00 – 10:40: Ian McKelvie, Monash University, Australia
The fate of inositol phosphates in aquatic systems
10:40 – 11:00: Boon Lim, University of Hong Kong, China
Beta-propeller phytases in the aquatic environment: Characterization of a novel phytase from Shewanella oneidensis MR-1
11:00 – 11:20: Barbara Cade-Menun, Stanford University, USA
Temporal and depth trends in inositol phosphates in settling ocean particulate matter from Monterey Bay, California
11:20 – 12:00: Synthesis and Final Comments
12:00: Lunch and Departure