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Grasas y Aceites, 2020 In this study, the efficiency of using zeolite-based adsorbents in a solid phase extraction (SPE) procedure of α-tocopherol and β-sitosterol isolation from Sunflower Oil Deodorizer Distillate (SuDOD) without pre-treatment was investigated.
O. Karaoglu +3 more
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Synthesis of derivatives of β-sitosterol and evaluation of their anti-bacterial activity
Ceylon Journal of Science, 2021 Antimicrobial resistance is one of a major health issue and warrants the development of new antimicrobial agents with structural diversity and novel mechanisms of action.
L. A. M. Fernando +2 more
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Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, 2017 Plant sterols are important agricultural products for human health and consequently, for nutrition industries. In the present study, free sterol contents of crude Turkish cottonseed oil samples have been determined in a single analytical run by using a solid phase extraction step prior to the detection with a gas chromatography coupled with a flame ...
Yücel, Cemile Özdemir +2 more
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Naringenin potentiated β-sitosterol healing effect on the scratch wound assay
Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2019 In the present investigation scratch wound assay was used to study the ability of several combinations of each flavonoid (chrysin, naringenin or resveratrol) with β-sitosterol to heal wounds in vitro.
Manal Mohammad Abbas +3 more
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LXR/RXR ligand activation enhances basolateral efflux of β-sitosterol in CaCo-2 cells
Journal of Lipid Research, 2004 To examine whether intestinal ABCA1 was responsible for the differences observed between cholesterol and β-sitosterol absorption, ABCA1-facilitated β-sitosterol efflux was investigated in CaCo-2 cells following liver X receptor/retinoid X receptor (LXR ...
F. Jeffrey Field +2 more
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Neurite Outgrowth-Promoting Activity of Compounds in PC12 Cells from Sunflower Seeds
Molecules, 2020 In the current super-aging society, the establishment of methods for prevention and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an urgent task. One of the causes of AD is thought to be a decrease in the revel of nerve growth factor (NGF) in the brain ...
Takeru Koga +3 more
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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022 The intestinal microbial metabolite trimethylamine (TMA), which is activated by flavin monooxygenase (FMO) to produce trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO), has been implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis (AS), leading to the development of ...
Weiping Wu +5 more
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β-sitosterol reduces anxiety and synergizes with established anxiolytic drugs in mice
Cell Reports Medicine, 2021 Summary: Anxiety and stress-related conditions represent a significant health burden in modern society. Unfortunately, most anxiolytic drugs are prone to side effects, limiting their long-term usage.
Nicolas Panayotis +7 more
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Marine Drugs, 2016 The purified total sterols and β-sitosterol extracted from Sargassum horneri were evaluated for their antidepressant-like activity using the forced swim test (FST) and tail suspension test (TST) in mice.
Donghai Zhao +6 more
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ER-Mitochondria Calcium Flux by β-Sitosterol Promotes Cell Death in Ovarian Cancer
Antioxidants, 2021 Phytosterols, which are derived from plants, have various beneficial physiological effects, including anti-hypercholesterolemic, anti-inflammatory, and antifungal activities.
Hyocheol Bae +7 more
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