Chemical composition and DSC thermal properties of two species of Hylocereus cacti seed oil: hylocereus undatus and Hylocereus polyrhizus. [PDF]
, 2010 Two types of pitaya (Hylocereus cacti) seeds (Hylocereus undatus and Hylocereus polyrhizus) were investigated in this study. The fatty acid, phenolic, tocopherol, and sterol contents of the extracted seed oil were analysed.
Ariffin, Abdul Azis +4 more
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Steroid Hormones Are Potent and Putatively Endogenous Activators of Human Bitter Taste Receptors
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, EarlyView.Human bitter taste receptors are not only involved in sensing tastants within the oral cavity but also play crucial roles in internal tissues of the body. The current report identifies numerous structurally and functionally diverse steroid hormones as activators of the two human bitter taste receptors, TAS2R14 and TAS2R46.
Tatjana Lang +4 more
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Effect of a multivitamin preparation supplemented with phytosterol on serum lipids and infarct size in rats fed with normal and high cholesterol diet [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: Although complex multivitamin products are widely used as dietary supplements to maintain health or as special medical food in certain diseases, the effects of these products were not investigated in hyperlipidemia which is a major risk ...
Barkányi, Judit +10 more
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Phytosterols, Cholesterol Control, and Cardiovascular Disease [PDF]
, 2021 Andrea Poli +7 more
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Antioxidant activity of phytosterols, oryzanol, and other phytosterol conjugates
Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 2002 AbstractAntioxidant activity of phytosterols, oryzanol, ferulic acid ester of sterols, corn fiber oil, and rice bran oil was investigated. Commercial soybean oil and distilled soybean oil FAME were used as substrates for both oxidative stability determination and viscosity analysis after the oil was oxidized.
Tong Wang, Kevin B. Hicks, Robert Moreau
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Obesity Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was conducted to assess the effect of nutraceuticals containing Citrus bergamia on the management of obesity in adults by assessing measures related to obesity. We searched the following databases until October 2024: PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and the Cochrane
Carmelo Pujia +8 more
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Chemical Composition and Geographic Variation of Cold Pressed Balanites aegyptiaca Kernel Oil
FoodsWith the increasing impacts of climate change, establishing more sustainable and robust plants such as desert dates (Balanites aegyptiaca) seems to be necessary.
Said El Harkaoui +8 more
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International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition, 2018 Dietary interventions may effectively control cancer development, with phytosterols (PS) being a class of cancer chemopreventive dietary phytochemicals.
Andrea Álvarez-Sala +5 more
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Extraction and Quantitation of Phytosterols from Edible Brown Seaweeds: Optimization, Validation, and Application [PDF]
, 2023 Zhen Chen +6 more
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Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Microalgae are increasingly recognised as powerful platforms for the sustainable production of lipids and terpenoids, with expanding applications in the food, fuel and biomanufacturing industries. In this updated review, we consolidate and critically assess the most recent advances in synthetic biology and metabolic engineering of key ...
Ty Shitanaka +6 more
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