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Foods, 2020 Phytosterols are naturally occurring substances in foods of plant origin that have positive effects on the human body. Their consumption can reduce the level of low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol.
Dominik Kmiecik +5 more
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Plant sterols for human health- A review [PDF]
, 2015 The aim of the article was to review phytosterols as functional food and its significance in lowering cholesterol as well as its specific effect on human health.
Bathla, Shikha, Jain, Tanu
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Journal of Lipid Research, 2003 Dietary phytosterols have been shown to reduce plasma cholesterol concentrations when consumed in different food matrices, but their effectiveness in nonfat or low-fat beverages has not been established. The objective of this study was to examine whether
Peter J.H. Jones +3 more
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Unlocking the in vitroanti- inflammatory and antidiabetic potential of Polygonum maritimum [PDF]
, 2017 Context: Several Polygonum species (Polygonaceae) are used in traditional medicine in Asia, Europe and Africa to treat inflammation and diabetes. Objective: Evaluate the in vitro antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antidiabetic potential of methanol and ...
Alice Martins +16 more
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Microbial Cell Factories, 2017 Background Cofactor engineering is involved in the modification of enzymes related to nicotinamide adenine dinucleotides (NADH and NAD+) metabolism, which results in a significantly altered spectrum of metabolic products.
Liqiu Su +5 more
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Foods, 2022 Yield and grain composition play an important role in food production. The aim of this study was to determine the content of phytosterols, squalene, and tocopherols in four varieties of common buckwheat grains: Kora, Panda, Smuga, and Korona depending on
Krzysztof Dziedzic +6 more
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Chytridiomycosis of marine diatoms : the role of stress physiology and resistance in parasite-host recognition and accumulation of defense molecules [PDF]
, 2017 Little is known about the role of chemotaxis in the location and attachment of chytrid zoospores to potential diatom hosts. Hypothesizing that environmental stress parameters affect parasite-host recognition, four chytrid-diatom tandem cultures ...
Karsten, Ulf +4 more
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Phytosterols in the Treatment of Hypercholesterolemia and Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases
Arquivos Brasileiros de CardiologiaPhytosterols are bioactive compounds found in foods of plant origin, which can be divided into plant sterols and plant stanols. Clinical studies consistently indicate that the intake of phytosterols (2 g/day) is associated with a significant reduction (8-
Carlos Eduardo Cabral +1 more
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Genetic inactivation of NPC1L1 protects against sitosterolemia in mice lacking ABCG5/ABCG8
Journal of Lipid Research, 2009 Mice lacking Niemann-Pick C1-Like 1 (NPC1L1) (NPC1L1−/−mice) exhibit a defect in intestinal absorption of cholesterol and phytosterols. However, wild-type (WT) mice do not efficiently absorb and accumulate phytosterols either.
Weiqing Tang +5 more
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Diverse Phytochemicals and Bioactivities in the Ancient Fruit and Modern Functional Food Pomegranate (Punica granatum). [PDF]
, 2017 Having served as a symbolic fruit since ancient times, pomegranate (Punica granatum) has also gained considerable recognition as a functional food in the modern era. A large body of literature has linked pomegranate polyphenols, particularly anthocyanins
Tian, Li, Wu, Sheng
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