The effect of the drying method applied and subsequent rapeseed storage on changes in phytosterols was determined. After harvest, rapeseeds were dried by the near-ambient method in a thick immobile layer of 2 m and using air heated to a temperature of 60, 80 and 100 °C. Analyses of phytosterol contents were performed immediately after drying and after 6 and 12 months of storage at a temperature...

Spices have been added to foods since ancient times, not only as flavoring agents, but also as folk medicines and food preservatives. The current investigation deals with the extraction and phytochemical analysis of Syzygium aromaticum, Piper nigrum and Cinnamomum verum which are one of the most important spices used in India. The presence of phytochemicals including phytosterols, saponins, alk...

Isoprenoids comprise the largest class of natural compounds and are found in all kinds of organisms. In plants, they participate in both primary and specialized metabolism, playing essential roles in nearly all aspects of growth and development. The enormous diversity of this family of compounds is extensively exploited for biotechnological and biomedical applications as biomaterials, biofuels ...

Phytosterols are bioactive components capable of reducing the level cholesterol in serum. In this study, phytosterol acetic ester (PA), oleate (PO) and linoleic (PL) were synthesized from (PS) organic acid to improve solubility phytosterols oil. The purities PA, PO PL 98.4, 95.9 95.7%, respectively. Caco-2 cell monolayers Wistar rats used research bioavailability esters (PE) vitro vivo. Experim...

Various pharmacognostic parameters including macroscopy, microscopy, chemomicroscopy and behaviour of powdered drug on treatment with different chemical reagents were studied on the leaves of Bauhinia purpurea Linn. (Family Caesalpinaceae). Phytochemical screening of the plant part with various solvents revealed the presence of phenolic compounds, tannins, flavonoids, phytosterols, saponins and...

Moazzami, A.A. 2006. Sesame Seed Lignans Diversity, Human Metabolism and Bioactivity. Doctor’s dissertation. ISSN 1652-6880, ISBN 91-576-7147-8 Sesame seed has been an important oilseed since ancient times. It contains 25% protein and 50% oil. Sesame seed possesses many health promoting effects, some of which have been attributed to a group of compounds called lignans (sesamin, sesamolin, sesam...

BACKGROUND Elevated plasma phytosterol concentrations are an untoward effect of parenteral nutrition (PN) with vegetable oil-based lipid emulsions (LEs). Phytosterols are elevated in neonatal cholestasis, but the relation remains controversial. OBJECTIVE The objective was to study the effect of 5 LEs on plasma phytosterols in preterm infants. DESIGN One hundred forty-four consecutive admitt...

BACKGROUND In developing countries the prevalence of duodenal ulceration is related to the staple diet and not to the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori. Experiments using animal peptic ulcer models show that the lipid fraction in foods from the staple diets of low prevalence areas gives protection against ulceration, including ulceration due to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), an...