- alcohols,
sterols are
classified by
biochemists as
lipids (fats in the
broader sense of the term). Some
sources make a
distinction between sterols and stanols...
-
biological membranes of plants. They encomp****
plant sterols and stanols. More than 250
sterols and
related compounds have been identified. Free phytosterols...
-
planctomycete Gemmata obscuriglobus, are
capable of
producing sterols. In G. obscuriglobus,
sterols are
essential for cell viability, but
their roles in other...
-
Miettinen T,
Paoletti R (2003). "Efficacy and
safety of
plant stanols and
sterols in the
management of
blood cholesterol levels". Mayo Clin. Proc. 78 (8):...
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their structure, they can be
divided into
sterols and stanols,
stanols being a
saturated subgroup of
sterols.[citation needed]
Plant stanols are present...
- are now
known to
produce sterols and it is
inferred that the
ultimate origin of
sterol biosynthesis is in bacteria.
Sterols are
produced via protosterols...
-
Lipids are a
broad group of
organic compounds which include fats, waxes,
sterols, fat-soluble
vitamins (such as
vitamins A, D, E and K), monoglycerides...
-
excretion of
dietary sterols (including the
phytosterol beta-sitosterol).
Healthy persons absorb only
about 5% of
dietary plant sterols, but sitosterolemia...
- 1927.
Sterols Windaus began his
research by
studying sterols. In particular,
Windaus studied cholesterol,
which is the best
known sterol.
Sterols are nitrogen-free...
- β-Sitosterol (beta-sitosterol) is one of
several phytosterols (plant
sterols) with
chemical structures similar to that of cholesterol. It is a white,...
