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The electrophoretic behavior of powdered ergosterol crystals is identical with that previously found for cholesterol within the limits of experimental error. Evidence for an adsorption hypothesis is presented to explain this phenomenon.

Triterpenoid There is a growing interest in natural triterpenoids, also know as phytosterols, due to their wide spectrum of biological activities [1] . Triterpenes are a wide-spread group of natural compounds with considerable practical significance which are produced by arrangement of squalene epoxide in a chair-chair, chai-boat arrangement followed by condensation. Triterpense are important s...

Ethanol extract of leaves of Clerodendron phlomoidis L. subjected to preliminary qualitative phytochemical investigations showed the presence of alkaloids, phytosterols, glycosides, saponins, phenolic compounds, proteins and flavonoids. The extract was screened for hypoglycemic activity in alloxan-induced diabetic rats (120 mg/kg, i.p.) at two dose levels, viz., 100 and 200 mg/kg. The ethanol e...

The consumption of specific functional foods (FF) and some determinants of FF item selection were assessed using a questionnaire administered to 1112 individuals in the Canary Islands (Spain). Food items considered were Milk products: easily digestible milk (or milk low in lactose), milk enriched with vitamins and/or minerals, skimmed milk with soluble fiber, milk with royal jelly, milk with mo...

Background The Panax ginseng plant is used as an herbal medicine. Phytosterols of P. ginseng have inhibitory effects on inflammation-related factors in HepG2 cells. Methods Phytosterols (e.g., stigmasterol and β-sitosterol) in the roots of P. ginseng grown under various conditions were analyzed using high-performance liquid chromatography. The P. ginseng roots analyzed in this study were coll...

Phytosterols, their structure are very similar to that of cholesterol, have promise as a functional food material. However, they have not been actively used as material for low solubility in both oil and water. The research objective is to increase the solubility by modifying the sterol using microbial enzymes and to broaden the reach of phytosterols as biomass material and a food additive in o...