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Nutritional Composition and Bioactive Profiles of Farmed and Wild Watermeal (Wolffia globosa) [PDF]
FoodsThis study assessed the nutritional composition, bioactive compounds, phytosterol content, amino acids, and fatty acid profiles of watermeal cultivated under farm conditions (WF1) and harvested from natural environments (WF2 and WF3).
Nidthaya Seephua +4 more
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Shipin yu jixie, 2023 Objective: This study focuses on improving the stability and water solubility of astaxanthin. Methods: Phytosterol α-linolenic acid ester was synthesized by chemical method with phytosterol and α-linolenic acid as raw materials.
LIU Yan-jun +4 more
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Agriculture, 2022 Sesame is one of the most important oilseed crops grown worldwide. It provides diverse nutraceuticals—including lignans, unsaturated fatty acids (UFA), phytosterols, etc.—to humans. Among sesame’s nutraceuticals, phytosterols have received less attention
Zhijian Wang +9 more
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Diatoms synthesize sterols by inclusion of animal and fungal genes in the plant pathway [PDF]
, 2020 Diatoms are ubiquitous microalgae that have developed remarkable metabolic plasticity and gene diversification. Here we report the first elucidation of the complete biosynthesis of sterols in the lineage.
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Aquaculture Nutrition, 2023 This study is aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of phytosterols as an alternative to cholesterol in practical diets of Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei from the perspective of growth and nonspecific immunity.
Yongkang Chen +5 more
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Bioresources and Bioprocessing, 2022 The main male hormone, testosterone is obtained from cheap and readily available phytosterol using the strains of Mycolicibacterium neoaurum VKM Ac-1815D, or Ac-1816D.
Daria N. Tekucheva +5 more
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Molecules, 2022 Concerns have been raised about the safety and tolerability of phytosterol esters due to their vulnerability to oxidation. Herein, oxidation of the unsaturated fatty acid-phytosterol ester, namely β-sitosteryl oleate, was observed in comparison to native
Manat Chaijan +2 more
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Rice bran phytosterol nanoparticles: A promising approach to enhance yogurt quality and nutrition
Food Bioengineering, 2023 This study aimed to improve the comprehensive utilization value of rice bran by investigating catalysts for the methyl esterification reaction of rice bran oil deodorized distillates and preparing phytosterol nanoparticles for addition to yogurt. Fe2(SO4)
Simin Feng +4 more
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Phytosterols and Cardiovascular Disease [PDF]
Current Atherosclerosis Reports, 2021 Abstract Purpose of Review Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of mortality worldwide. Elevated blood cholesterol levels are not only the major but also the best modifiable cardiovascular risk factor. Lifestyle modifications which include a healthy diet are the cornerstone of lipid-lowering therapy.
Umidakhon Makhmudova +3 more
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Enhanced Production of Androst-1,4-Diene-3,17-Dione by Mycobacterium neoaurum JC-12 Using Three-Stage Fermentation Strategy. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 To improve the androst-1,4-diene-3,17-dione (ADD) production from phytosterol by Mycobacterium neoaurum JC-12, fructose was firstly found favorable as the initial carbon source to increase the biomass and eliminate the lag phase of M.
Minglong Shao +6 more
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