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Analysis of phytosterols in foods [PDF]

Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 2006
Phytosterols are bioactive compounds, one of their most studied and outstanding properties being their cholesterol-lowering activity. This explains the growing interest in the phytosterol contents of foods as either intrinsic or added components. The different steps (extraction, saponification, clean up, chromatographic determination) of plant sterol ...
Maria Jesus Lagarda, Guadalupe Garcia-Llatas   +1 more
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Microencapsulation as a Tool for the Formulation of Functional Foods: The Phytosterols’ Case Study

Foods, 2020
Hypercholesterolemia, which is an increase in total and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) serum cholesterol, is an important risk factor for the development of cardiovascular diseases.
Roberta Tolve, Nazarena Cela, Nicola Condelli   +2 more
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Phytosterols: Physiological Functions and Potential Application

Foods
Dietary intake of natural substances to regulate physiological functions is currently regarded as a potential way of promoting health. As one of the recommended dietary ingredients, phytosterols that are natural bioactive compounds distributed in plants ...
Mingyue Shen, Jianhua Xie, Shen Mingyue   +2 more
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Phytosterols in edible oil: Distribution, analysis and variation during processing

Grain & Oil Science and Technology, 2021
Phytosterols, which are naturally occurring in plants, have excellent nutritional and health values on lowering both the blood cholesterol level and the risk of cardiovascular diseases.
Xiao-Wei Chen
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Effect of phytosterols on the performance, lipid metabolism, and antioxidation capacity of sows [PDF]

Journal of Animal Science and Technology
In late gestation, sows undergo drastic changes in lipid metabolism and oxidative stress. Phytosterols are plant-derived compounds that can enhance the antioxidant status and regulate lipid metabolism to improve the growth performance of pigs.
Yucheng Zhu, Shiyi Shi, Hang Zhang, Xiangyu Xiao, Shaoshuai Wang, Chengquan Tan, Tongxing Song   +6 more
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Volatile compounds formed during heating of asymmetric distigmasterol-modified acylglycerols as indicators of thermo-oxidative degradation [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Phytosterols play a significant role for organisms. They are a component of cell membranes and also have transport functions. They are also important for lower human blood cholesterol levels.
Anna Grygier, Magdalena Rudzińska, Dominik Kmiecik, Aleksandra Grudniewska   +3 more
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Effects of Dietary Phytosterol Supplementation on the Productive Performance, Egg Quality, Length of Small Intestine, and Tibia Quality in Aged Laying Hens

Animals, 2023
This study aimed at investigating the effects of phytosterols on the productive performance, egg quality, length of small intestine, and tibia quality in aged laying hens. A total of 960 Dawu Jinfeng commercial laying hens (75 weeks of age) were randomly
Xiangyu Xiao, Yucheng Zhu, Bohua Deng, Jiaojiao Wang, Shiyi Shi, Shaoshuai Wang, Xiaoqing Han, Ling Zhao, Tongxing Song   +8 more
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The Bioavailability and Biological Activities of Phytosterols as Modulators of Cholesterol Metabolism

Molecules, 2022
Phytosterols are natural sterols widely found in plants that have a variety of physiological functions, and their role in reducing cholesterol absorption has garnered much attention.
Xiang Li, Yan Xin, Yuqian Mo, Pavel Marozik, Taiping He, Honghui Guo   +5 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, P. Christian Schulze, Dieter Lütjohann, Oliver Weingärtner   +3 more
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Property of Phytosterols and Development of Its Containing Mayonnaise-Type Dressing

Foods, 2022
Phytosterols are functional ingredients with known efficacy and safety. Phytosterols are found as free sterols or as their esters with fatty acids. Although phytosterol esters are soluble in oil and have been used in many commercial foods, it has been ...
Ryosuke Matsuoka
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