sitosterol

[si″tos´ter-ol]

1. any of a group of closely related plant sterols, designated by Greek letters according to distinguishing characteristics.

2. a preparation of β-sitosterol and certain saturated sterols, used to treat hypercholesterolemia.

sitosterol

(sī-tō-stĕr'awl),

A plant-derived chemical similar to cholesterol, commonly found in wheat germ, soybeans, and corn oil.

Synonym(s): beta-sitosterol

sitosterol

/si·tos·ter·ol/ (si-tos´ter-ol) any of a group of closely related plant sterols, having anticholesterolemic activity.

sitosterol

(sī-tŏs′tə-rôl′, -rōl′, sĭ-)

Any of a group of sterols that occur in high concentrations in certain plants and are used in the synthesis of steroid hormones.

sitosterol

[sītos′tərôl]

Etymology: Gk, sitos, food, stereos, solid; Ar, alkohl, essence

a mixture of sterols derived from plants, such as wheat germ, used for treating hyperbetalipoproteinemia and hypercholesterolemia that are unresponsive to other dietary measures. Its use is controversial, for a dispersing action in the mixture tends to cause loose bowel movements and may lead to diarrhea or interfere with the absorption of concomitantly administered medications. Use in pregnancy is not recommended.

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Campesterol, sitosterol, stigmasterol, desmosterol, lathosterol, 7-dehydrocholesterol, and butylated hydroxytoluene were obtained from Sigma-Aldrich Chemie.

Gas chromatography--tandem mass spectrometry method for the simultaneous determination of oxysterols, plant sterols, and cholesterol precursors

Derivatization influenced mainly the sitosterol content (9.

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Analytical standards were used for the target sterol compounds coprostanol (5[beta]-choles-tan-3[beta]-ol), cholesterol, dihydrocholesterol, stigmasterol, sitosterol, stigmastanol, and ergosterol (Sigma, St.

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As a side note, the use of plant sterols has focused light on an obscure disorder, familial phytosterolemia, an exotic autosomal-recessive disease in which homozygotes have increased absorption of phytosterols, high levels of sitosterol and camposterol, and premature atherosclerosis development.

Effectiveness of altering serum cholesterol levels without drugs

At Torts Ness, Sanday, the occurrence of campesterol and sitosterol was consistent with a contribution of turf to early anthropogenic soil formation, whilst the identification of coprostanol, at a significant relative abundance in deeper samples, indicates an input of omnivorous manures which, given the low quantifies of pig bone and concommitant lack of deoxycholic acid in the site stratigraphy, suggests a human origin.

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raw materials sterols age of plants rhizomes roots mean sitosterol 3-O- [beta]-D-glucoside (eleutheroside A) 2 years old 5.

Accumulation of biologically active compounds in the rhizomes and roots of Eleuthero (Eleutherococcus senticosus /Maxim. Et Rupr./ Maxim.)

Relative latecomers on the nutraceutical scene, stanol esters are made by modifying sitosterol and other plant sterols, which are essentially the plant equivalents of cholesterol.

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The cycloartane-type triterpenes and the mixture of steroids sitosterol and stigmasterol display leishmanicidal action against L.

Activity of cycloartane-type triterpenes and sterols isolated from Musa paradisiaca fruit peel against Leishmania infantum chagasi

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The new study showed that sitosterol affects "predominantly.

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The plant sterols occurring most frequently in nature are sitosterol, campesterol and stigmasterol.