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Ricinus Communis: Nutritional Importance, Health Benefits, and Industrial Applications

open access: yeseFood, Volume 7, Issue 1, February 2026.
The current paper summarizes the nutritional composition, phytochemistry, health benefits, safety studies, and applications of castor beans and their oil. Moreover, the diverse bioactive compounds, including saponins, emodins, terpenoids, anthraquinones, flavonoids, steroids, and alkaloids, exhibit therapeutic properties such as antioxidant, anticancer,
Hassan Raza   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adlay (Coix lachryma-jobi L. var. ma-yuen Stapf.) Hull Extract and Active Compounds Inhibit Proliferation of Primary Human Leiomyoma Cells and Protect against Sexual Hormone-Induced Mice Smooth Muscle Hyperproliferation

open access: yesMolecules, 2019
Uterine leiomyomas, also known as fibroids, are benign neoplasms of the uterus and have a high incidence rate in women of reproductive age. Hysterectomy or myomectomy is the initial treatment, but fibroids will recur if the patient is still exposed to ...
Po-Han Lin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health Effects of Bee Products: A Comprehensive Review

open access: yesFood Science &Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 2, February 2026.
Nutritional composition of bee products and some health effects. ABSTRACT Honey, bee pollen, propolis, bee bread, royal jelly, bee venom, beeswax, and apilarnil are among the bee‐derived products that may serve health‐related purposes, as they exhibit various biological activities such as antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, antioxidant, anti ...
Nevin Sanlier   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Salvia coccinea and Apigenin: A Natural Treasure of Lamiaceae in Pharmacological Innovation

open access: yesFood Science &Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 2, February 2026.
Salvia coccinea is rich in bioactive phytochemicals, notably the flavonoid apigenin, offering strong antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, and antimicrobial effects. By modulating inflammatory and oxidative pathways, it shows potential for managing chronic diseases.
Muhammad Usman Khalid   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Glycosylated stigmasterol from the rind of Napoleonaea imperialis [PDF]

open access: hybrid, 2022
Gloria Ihuoma Ndukwe   +2 more
openalex   +1 more source

Anticancer Molecular Mechanisms of Phytosterols: An Updated Review on Clinical Trials

open access: yesFood Science &Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 2, February 2026.
Phytosterols, a form of naturally occurring substance structurally related to cholesterol, have been getting considerable interest due to their possible anticancer properties. Phytosterols induce apoptosis, block the cell cycle, and abrogate the invasion and metastasis of cancer cells, offering a multi‐manifestation treatment of cancer.
Muhammad Shahbaz   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determination of cholesterol at the low picomole level by nano-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry

open access: yesJournal of Lipid Research, 1999
A mass spectrometric method for the quantification of free cholesterol in cells and subcellular membranes is presented. The method is based on a simple one-step chemical derivatization of cholesterol to cholesterol-3-sulfate by a sulfur trioxide-pyridine
Roger Sandhoff   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stigmasterol sensitizes endometrial cancer cells to chemotherapy by repressing Nrf2 signal pathway [PDF]

open access: gold, 2020
Hong Liao   +8 more
openalex   +1 more source

Stigmasterol-Based Novel Low Molecular Weight/Mass Organic Gelators

open access: yesMolecules, 2011
Conjugates consisting of stigmasterol and L-phenylalanine, interconnected through short-chained dicarboxylic acyls by ester and amide bonds, respectively, were synthesized as potential low molecular weight/mass organic gelators (LMWGs/LMMGs).
Zdeněk Wimmer   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Radio-Protective Effects of Stigmasterol on Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Plants [PDF]

open access: gold, 2022
Hebat-Allah A. Hussein   +5 more
openalex   +1 more source

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