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Phytosterols

Known as: Plant Sterol, Steroids, Plant, Phytoteroid 
A plant-based compound that can compete with dietary cholesterol to be absorbed by the intestines, resulting in lower blood cholesterol levels… Expand
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Review
2019
Review
2019
Plant extracts for developing mosquito larvicides: From laboratory to the field, with insights on the modes of action.
In the last decades, major research efforts have been done to investigate the insecticidal activity of plant-based products… Expand
Review
2019
Review
2019
The Role of Lipids in Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by a progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons from the… Expand
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Review
2018
Review
2018
ABCG5 and ABCG8: more than a defense against xenosterols
The elucidation of the molecular basis of the rare disease, sitosterolemia, has revolutionized our mechanistic understanding of… Expand
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Review
2017
Review
2017
Phytosterols in the Treatment of Hypercholesterolemia and Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases
Phytosterols are bioactive compounds found in foods of plant origin, which can be divided into plant sterols and plant stanols… Expand
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Review
2017
Review
2017
Health benefits of oat: current evidence and molecular mechanisms
Oat has historically been considered as a valuable crop due to its nutritional attributes. In recent years, oat has attracted… Expand
Review
2017
Review
2017
Natural product for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
Abstract Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is related to increasing age. It is mainly characterized by progressive neurodegenerative… Expand
Review
2017
Review
2017
Bioactive phytochemicals in barley.
Epidemiological studies have consistently shown that regular consumption of whole grain barley reduces the risk of developing… Expand
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
The MARTINI force field: coarse grained model for biomolecular simulations.
We present an improved and extended version of our coarse grained lipid model. The new version, coined the MARTINI force field… Expand
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Review
2002
Review
2002
Phytosterols, phytostanols, and their conjugates in foods: structural diversity, quantitative analysis, and health-promoting uses.
Phytosterols (plant sterols) are triterpenes that are important structural components of plant membranes, and free phytosterols… Expand
Review
2002
Review
2002
Phytosterols in human nutrition.
  • R. Ostlund
  • Annual review of nutrition
  • 2002
    • Corpus ID: 20413339
Phytosterols are cholesterol-like molecules found in all plant foods, with the highest concentrations occurring in vegetable oils… Expand
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