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Sitosterols

Known as: Sitosterols [Chemical/Ingredient], sitosterol 
A family of sterols commonly found in plants and plant oils. Alpha-, beta-, and gamma-isomers have been characterized.
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24-ethyl-4-cholesten-3-one3-chlorostigmast-5-ene7-dehydrositosterol7-ketositosterol

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Anticholesteremic AgentsCholestanes
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1985
1985
Evaluation of the contribution of dietary cholesterol to hypercholesterolemia in diabetic rats and of sitosterol as a recovery standard for cholesterol absorption.
The contribution of dietary cholesterol to hypercholesterolemia in diabetic rats fed chow ad libitum was evaluated. Diabetes was… 
1983
1983
Uptake of 7-dehydro derivatives of cholesterol, campesterol, and beta-sitosterol by rat erythrocytes, jejunal villus cells, and brush border membranes.
We have determined the effect of the side chain on the uptake of sterols from micellar solutions by isolated rat jejunal villus… 
1980
1980
Stereochemical importance of fucosterol epoxide in the conversion of sitosterol into cholesterol in the silkworm Bombyx mori.
Studies on the stereochemistry of 24,28-epoxy-24-ethylcholesterol, a key intermediate in sitosterol to cholesterol conversion in… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Intestinal absorption and lymphatic transport of cholesterol and beta-sitostanol in the rat.
The intestinal absorption of cholesterol and beta-sitostanol (the saturated analogue of beta-sitosterol) were measured and their… 
1976
1976
Sitosterol in Type II Hyperlipoproteinemia
In 1951, PETERSON reported that the increase of plasma cholesterol levels in chickens caused by cholesterol feeding can be… 
1973
1973
Studies on the formation of C7-oxygenated cholesterol and beta-sitosterol metabolites in cell-free preparations of rat liver.
The microsomal fraction and the 18,000 g supernatant fluid obtained from livers from normal rats, cholestyraminetreated rats, or… 
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1973
Highly Cited
1973
Regulatory effects of dietary sterols and bile acids on rat intestinal HMG CoA reductase.
The specific activity (concentration) of microsomal HMG CoA reductase of intestinal crypt cells was studied in rats fed sterols… 
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1971
Highly Cited
1971
Reduction and esterification of cholesterol and sitosterol by homogenates of feces.
Mixtures of cholesterol-1,2-(3)H and sitosterol-4-(14)C have been incubated with suspensions of feces in order to compare the… 
1957
1957
Effect of Dihydrocholesterol and β‐Sitosterol on Cholesterol Atherosclerosis in Rabbits
While dihydrocholesterol lowered total plasma cholesterol in the rabbit, it did not promote the regression of either the aorta… 
1956
1956
The Hypocholesterolizing Effect of Gallogen and its Potentiation by Soybean Sterols
Gallogen (the diethanolamine salt of the mono-(+)-camphoric acid ester of α,4-dimethylbenzyl alcohol) and soybean sterols have…