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stigmastanol

Known as: 24 alpha-ethyl-5alpha-choestan-3beta-ol, (3 beta,5 alpha)-stigmastan- 3-ol, sitostanol 
A steroid derivative characterized by the hydroxyl group in position C-3 of the steroid skeleton, and a saturated bond in position 5-6 of the B ring.
National Institutes of Health

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4 relations

Broader (2)

Anticholesteremic AgentsSitosterols
Stigmastanol:SCnc:Pt:Ser/Plas:Qn

Narrower (1)

beta-sitostanol

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Development of microbial and chemical MST tools to identify the origin of the faecal pollution in bathing and shellfish harvesting waters in France
The microbiological quality of coastal or river waters can be affected by faecal pollution from human or animal sources. An… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
In vitro evaluation of human cytochrome P450 and P-glycoprotein-mediated metabolism of some phytochemicals in extracts and formulations of African potato.
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Dietary plant stanol esters reduce VLDL cholesterol secretion and bile saturation in apolipoprotein E*3-Leiden transgenic mice.
Dietary plant stanols lower serum cholesterol levels in humans and in hyperlipidemic rodents, mainly by inhibition of the… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
The beneficial effects of plant sterols on serum cholesterol.
Phytosterol-enriched margarines are a recent addition to the list of so-called 'functional foods'. The ingestion of phyto-sterols… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Comparison of Yield and Composition of Oil Extracted from Corn Fiber and Corn Bran
ABSTRACT We recently reported that corn fiber oil contains high levels of three potential cholesterol-lowering phytosterol… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Precise quantitative determination of phytosterols, stanols, and cholesterol metabolites in human serum by capillary gas-liquid chromatography.
1999
1999
Delineation of a novel hepatic route for the selective transfer of unesterified sterols from high‐density lipoproteins to bile: Studies using the perfused rat liver
Cholesterol is principally excreted from the body in bile as unesterified cholesterol (UC). Using the unesterified plant sterol… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Effects of variable dietary sitostanol concentrations on plasma lipid profile and phytosterol metabolism in hamsters.
1995
1995
Enhanced efficacy of sitostanol-containing versus sitostanol-free phytosterol mixtures in altering lipoprotein cholesterol levels and synthesis in rats.
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… 
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