Sterol esters are a heterogeneous group of chemical compounds. They are created when the hydroxyl group of a sterol and a fatty acid undergo an esterification...
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Stanol esters are a saturated subgroup of sterol esters. Plant stanol esters in Benecol products are fatty acid esters of plant sterols. The sterol part...
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Phytosterol (redirect from Plant sterol)
claim for phytosterols: For plant sterol esters: (i) Foods containing at least 0.65 g per serving of plant sterol esters, eaten twice a day with meals for...
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grams) of butter contains 10.8 mg of cholesterol. Plant sterol esters or plant stanol esters have been added to some margarines and spreads because of...
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located in the endoplasmic reticulum that forms cholesteryl esters from cholesterol. Sterol O-acyltransferase catalyzes the chemical reaction: acyl-CoA...
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as lanolin lacks glycerides (glycerol esters), it is not a true fat. Lanolin primarily consists of sterol esters instead. Lanolin's waterproofing property...
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The enzyme sterol esterase (EC 3.1.1.13) catalyzes the reaction a sterol ester + H2O ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons } a sterol + a fatty acid This...
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understudied. Vernix of term infants has more squalene and a higher wax ester to sterol ester ratio than preterm infants. Vernix is composed of mobile corneocytes...
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1-acylglycerophosphocholine + a sterol ester Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are phosphatidylcholine and sterol, whereas its two products are...
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primary hypercholesterolemia, also demonstrates additive effect. Plant sterol-ester margarine and a common type of antihyperlipidaemic drug, cerivastatin...
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