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Phytosterols are phytosteroids,
similar to cholesterol, that
serve as
structural components of
biological membranes of plants. They encomp****
plant sterols...
- the
broader sense of the term).
Phytosterols are
sterols naturally found in plants.
Notable examples of
phytosterols include campesterol, sitosterol,...
- β-sitosterol (beta-sitosterol) is one of
several phytosterols (plant sterols) with
chemical structures similar to that of cholesterol. It is a white, waxy...
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Stigmasterol – a
plant sterol (
phytosterol) – is
among the most
abundant of
plant sterols,
having a
major function to
maintain the
structure and physiology...
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Campesterol is a
phytosterol whose chemical structure is
similar to that of cholesterol, and is one of the
ingredients for E
number E499. Many vegetables...
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hyperabsorption and
decreased biliary excretion of
dietary sterols (including the
phytosterol beta-sitosterol).
Healthy persons absorb only
about 5% of
dietary plant...
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unsaturated fatty acids composed mainly of
oleic and
linoleic acids, the
phytosterol, beta-sitosterol, and fat-soluble vitamin E. The
following table presents...
- When
intestinal lining cells absorb phytosterols, in
place of cholesterol, they
usually excrete the
phytosterol molecules back into the GI tract, an...
- ingested.
Plant sterol esters used for
dietary supplements are made from
phytosterols and
fatty acids also
derived from plants. They are
added to
certain oil-containing...
- legislation. Benecol,
containing phytostanols and
Flora ProActiv,
containing phytosterols are
commercially successful products that help to
reduce cholesterol...
