Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Lipids from Ficus Carica l. Fruits
Chemistry Journal of Moldova: General, Industrial and Ecological Chemistry, 2023 Samples of oils from seven types of Ficus carica L. fruits from Algeria were investigated through determinations of their chemical characteristics, quantifying sterols and tocopherols, and analysis of the fatty acids profiles using gas chromatography ...
Hadjira Naoui +6 more
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Green Microalgae Strain Improvement for the Production of Sterols and Squalene
Plants, 2021 Sterols and squalene are essential biomolecules required for the homeostasis of eukaryotic membrane permeability and fluidity. Both compounds have beneficial effects on human health. As the current sources of sterols and squalene are plant and shark oils,
Supakorn Potijun +4 more
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Plant sterol metabolism with emphasis on glycoalkaloid biosynthesis in potato [PDF]
, 2007 Glycoalkaloids are secondary metabolites present within species of the family Solanaceae. They are toxic to humans and animals, and it is important to keep the levels in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) tubers below the safe limit for consumption ...
Arnqvist, Lisa
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Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2021 Disordered cholesterol metabolism is linked to neurodegeneration. In this study we investigated the profile of cholesterol metabolites found in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients. When adjustments were made for confounding
William J. Griffiths +16 more
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Rapid Determination of Bioactive Lipid-type Materials of Rapeseed Oil Deodorizer Distillate by GC-MS [PDF]
Pizhūhish va Nuāvarī dar ̒Ulūm va Sanāyi̒-i Ghaz̠āyī, 2021 Rapeseed oil Deodorizer distillate (RODD) is regarded as a waste material of the rapeseed oil industries obtained during the deodorization process. It contains valuable bioactive nutritive compounds such as phytosterols, tocopherols, and squalene. In the
Parisa Jafraian Asl +2 more
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Identification of twenty-three mutations in fission yeast Scap that constitutively activate SREBP*
Journal of Lipid Research, 2008 The endoplasmic reticulum membrane protein SREBP cleavage-activating protein (Scap) senses sterols and regulates activation of sterol-regulatory element binding proteins (SREBPs), membrane-bound transcription factors that control lipid homeostasis in ...
Adam L. Hughes +2 more
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Identification of Novel Genes and Pathways Regulating SREBP Transcriptional Activity. [PDF]
, 2009 BACKGROUND: Lipid metabolism in mammals is orchestrated by a family of transcription factors called sterol regulatory element-binding proteins (SREBPs) that control the expression of genes required for the uptake and synthesis of cholesterol, fatty acids,
Craig Mickanin +23 more
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The zinc cluster protein Sut1 contributes to filamentation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae [PDF]
, 2013 Copyright © 2013, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights ReservedSut1 is a transcriptional regulator of the Zn(II)(2)Cys(6) family in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Höfken, T +5 more
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Sterols from Thai Marine Sponge Petrosia (Strongylophora) sp. and Their Cytotoxicity
Marine Drugs, 2017 Eight new sterols (1–5 and 11–13), together with eight known compounds (6–10 and 14–16) were isolated from marine sponge Petrosia sp. The structures of these compounds were elucidated on the basis of extensive spectroscopic analysis.
Phanruethai Pailee +3 more
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Effects of genotype and sowing date on phytostanol-phytosterol content and agronomic traits in wheat under organic agriculture [PDF]
, 2009 Cereals are an important source of sterols and stanols in the human diet. The present study underlines the effect of genotype and weather conditions in bread wheat, on total sterol and stanol content (TSS), agronomic traits, proteins and ash content ...
Merah, Othmane, +9 more
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