Phytosterols are phytosteroids, similar to cholesterol, that serve as structural components of biological membranes of plants. They encompass plant sterols...

the broader sense of the term). Phytosterols are sterols naturally found in plants. Notable examples of phytosterols include campesterol, sitosterol,...

β-sitosterol (beta-sitosterol) is one of several phytosterols (plant sterols) with chemical structures similar to that of cholesterol. It is a white, waxy...

Daucosterol (eleutheroside A) is a natural phytosterol-like compound. It is the glucoside of β-sitosterol. Xie, Jingxi; Ji, Zheng (1981). "Zhōngyào yādǎnzǐ...

Stigmasterol – a plant sterol (phytosterol) – is among the most abundant of plant sterols, having a major function to maintain the structure and physiology...

Campesterol is a phytosterol whose chemical structure is similar to that of cholesterol, and is one of the ingredients for E number E499. Many vegetables...

unsaturated fatty acids composed mainly of oleic and linoleic acids, the phytosterol, beta-sitosterol, and fat-soluble vitamin E. The following table presents...

hyperabsorption and decreased biliary excretion of dietary sterols (including the phytosterol beta-sitosterol). Healthy persons absorb only about 5% of dietary plant...

When intestinal lining cells absorb phytosterols, in place of cholesterol, they usually excrete the phytosterol molecules back into the GI tract, an...

4α-Methylfecosterol, a sterol Norcycloartenol, a phytosterol 29-Norlanosterol, a sterol Spinasterol, a phytosterol Stigmasterol, an unsaturated plant sterol...