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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Phytosterols"”.
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Cholesterol Lowering Effects of Milk with Added Phytosterols
<h1> </h1> <p>Foods incorporating plant sterols (PS) reduce Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) on average approximately 10%. PS with a higher lipid solubility may promote greater reductions. We examined the cholesterol lowering effect of a novel triglyceride recrystallized phystosterol (TRP). Twenty …
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The Effects of Phytosterols on Lipoprotein Particle Size
<p>Phytosterols (PS) have become a recent popular medication alternative for treatment of hypercholesterolemia and have proven effective. Whether PS decrease risk of cardiovascular disease through other mechanisms, such as lipoprotein particle size and inflammatory markers, remains unclear. …
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Effect of phytosterol enrichment on the crystallisation, physiochemical, and interfacial behaviour of bulk and emulsified milk fat triacylglycerol matrices
Phytosterols possess the ability to significantly lower levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in the blood, but their bioaccessibility is dependent upon the solubility of the phytosterol in the consumable food or pharmaceutical product. Phytosterols are one of the most commonly used …
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MECHANISMS OF INTESTINAL CHOLESTEROL ABSORPTION AND TRANSPORT IN MOUSE THORACIC LYMPH DUCT LIPOPROTEINS
… metabolic fate of newly absorbed cholesterol and phytosterols is orchestrated through the sterol transporter, adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette transporter G5/G8 heterodimer (G5/G8), and the cholesterol esterifying enzyme, acyl coenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase 2 (ACAT2). We …
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Wax extraction and characterization from full-fat and defatted rice bran
… generate fatty acids, long chain alcohols, and phytosterols. Phytosterols and long chain fatty alcohols (policosanol) are known to reduce serum cholesterol and inhibit hepatic cholesterol synthesis. The yields and RBWE contents of RBO and RBW extracted from full-fat RB (FFRB) and defatted RB …
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HEPATIC LIPID METABOLISM: THE ROLES OF ACAT2 AND ABCG5/G8 IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND PREVENTION OF DISEASE
… by high retention of dietary plant sterols (phytosterols). Further, data are presented that indicate that ACAT2 does not efficiently esterify plant sterols in vivo. In collaborative studies, we also showed that mice that retain phytosterols (G5G8-/-) do not have altered bile acid composition, …
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Application of chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques in the evaluation of the lipid fraction of animal products
… diglycerides (DG), sterols (cholesterol and phytosterols) and cholesterol oxidation products (COPs). To determine hydroperoxides, primary products of oxidation and quantify secondary products UV/VIS absorbance spectroscopy was applied. Most of the foods analysed in this study were meat …
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Phytosterol-enriched margarine substitution in the management of familial hypercholesterolaemia
… objective was to investigate immune responses to phytosterols. A randomized double-blind cross-over study in which subjects with FH consumed 20g of regular or phytosterol margarine for a period of 6 weeks on each margarine, after which a washout period of 4 weeks was followed. There were 5 visits …
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Molecular cloning, characterization, and expression of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme a reductase gene from tomato
… is a key enzyme regulating biosynthesis of phytosterols, plant growth regulators, carotenoids, antimicrobial defense compounds, and numerous other isoprenoids. To initiate molecular studies of HMGR in relation to defense responses in plants, we utilized yeast HMGR cDNA sequences to isolate …
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Three genes from Solanum chacoense coding for squalene synthase
… formation of triterpenes and sterols, including phytosterols, brassinosteroids, cholesterol, and in potato plants, steroidal glycoalkaloids (SGAs). These compounds have diverse functions in the plant. SGAs are defense compounds that deter feeding by potato pests. The wild potato Solanum chacoense …
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Promotion of Value-Added Uses of Soybeans
… developed and validated for quantification of phytosterols, tocopherols and carotenoids, three separate classes of soy lipophilic phytochemicals, in a single extraction and HPLC run. A ternary, isocratic solvent system of acetonitrile, methanol and water (48:22.5:29.5, v/v/v) was used to …
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An In Vivo Characterization of the Functional Role of Two Novel Genes: StARD5 and ADAM11
… an effect on total campesterol levels or other phytosterols. Using a yeast two-hybrid screen, we identified 3HAO as a putative ADAM11 cytoplasmic tail binding partner, which interacted non-specifically with the two cytoplasmic tail forms. ADAM11 knockout mice were previously shown to have a …
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Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Antibiofilm properties of Opuntia stricta and Vachellia erioloba, and chemical characterization of volatile compounds
… erioloba seed extracts revealed the presence of phytosterols, acids, esters, α- tocopherol and α-amyrin, which comprises a number of known bioactive compounds. The results from this study show that V. erioloba and O. stricta extracts possess antioxidant, antimicrobial, and antibiofilm properties, …
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Regulation of phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis in apium graveolens
… (a- 18:3), were also present. The major phytosterols in microsomes were identified as campesterol, stigmasterol, sitosterol, and isoflicosterol, with trace amounts of cholesterol and 24-methylene cholesterol. The sterol biosynthesis inhibitors, miconazole, terbinafine, fenpropimorph, and …
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Determination of bioactive and potentially toxic compounds in food: raw material analysis and shelf life evaluation
… cereals. Because of that the different forms of phytosterols were investigated in hexaploid and tetraploid wheats. Hexaploid cultivars were the best source of esterified sterols (40.7% and 37.3% of total sterols for Triticum aestivum and Triticum spelta, respectively). Significant amounts of free …
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Isolation and characterisation of anti-diabetic pharmacological activities of phytoestrogens and components of Moringa peregrina (Forssk) Fiori
… benzyl] thiocarbamate (E), ȕ-sitosterol from the phytosterols family and Rutin. Real-time monitoring of cell metabolism by a Seahorse XF-24 auto analyser after two hours incubation with the three chosen compounds revealed that maximal respiration, non-mitochondrial respiration and spare …