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Rapid recovery of high content phytosterols from corn silk.

Chemistry Central journal

Zhang H, Cao X, Liu Y, Shang F.
PMID: 29086835
Chem Cent J. 2017 Oct 18;11(1):108. doi: 10.1186/s13065-017-0277-1.

BACKGROUND: Phytosterols have important physiological and officinal function.METHODS: An efficient ultrasonic assisted extraction, purification and crystallization procedure of phytosterols was established from corn silk for the first time.RESULTS: The orthogonal test was applied to optimize the process parameters and...

Functional components and medicinal properties of food: a review.

Journal of food science and technology

Abuajah CI, Ogbonna AC, Osuji CM.
PMID: 25892752
J Food Sci Technol. 2015 May;52(5):2522-9. doi: 10.1007/s13197-014-1396-5. Epub 2014 May 16.

Research has proved a relationship between functional components of food, health and well-being. Thus, functional components of food can be effectively applied in the treatment and prevention of diseases. They act simultaneously at different or identical target sites with...

Antioxidant activities of ficus glomerata (moraceae) leaf gall extracts.

Pharmacognosy research

Eshwarappa RS, Iyer S, Subaramaihha SR, Richard SA, Dhananjaya BL.
PMID: 25598645
Pharmacognosy Res. 2015 Jan-Mar;7(1):114-20. doi: 10.4103/0974-8490.147225.

An excess production or decreased scavenging of reactive oxygen species (ROS) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of diverse metabolic disorders such as diabetes, cancer, atherosclerosis and neurodegeneration. Hence the antioxidant therapy has gained an utmost importance in the...

Effect of Saw Palmetto Supplements on Androgen-Sensitive LNCaP Human Prostate Cancer Cell Number and Syrian Hamster Flank Organ Growth.

Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Opoku-Acheampong AB, Penugonda K, Lindshield BL.
PMID: 27272436
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2016;2016:8135135. doi: 10.1155/2016/8135135. Epub 2016 May 04.

Saw palmetto supplements (SPS) are commonly consumed by men with prostate cancer. We investigated whether SPS fatty acids and phytosterols concentrations determine their growth-inhibitory action in androgen-sensitive LNCaP cells and hamster flank organs. High long-chain fatty acids-low phytosterols (HLLP)...

Effect of a short-term dietary supplementation with phytosterols, red yeast rice or both on lipid pattern in moderately hypercholesterolemic subjects: a three-arm, double-blind, randomized clinical trial.

Nutrition & metabolism

Cicero AFG, Fogacci F, Rosticci M, Parini A, Giovannini M, Veronesi M, D'Addato S, Borghi C.
PMID: 29021813
Nutr Metab (Lond). 2017 Sep 25;14:61. doi: 10.1186/s12986-017-0214-2. eCollection 2017.

BACKGROUND: Phytosterols and red yeast rice are largely studied cholesterol-lowering nutraceuticals, respectively inhibiting the bowel absorption and liver synthesis of cholesterol. Our aim was to test the effect on lipid profile of phytosterols, red yeast rice and their association.METHODS:...

An Integrated Biochemical, Proteomics, and Metabolomics Approach for Supporting Medicinal Value of Panax ginseng Fruits.

Frontiers in plant science

Kim SW, Gupta R, Lee SH, Min CW, Agrawal GK, Rakwal R, Kim JB, Jo IH, Park SY, Kim JK, Kim YC, Bang KH, Kim ST.
PMID: 27458475
Front Plant Sci. 2016 Jul 04;7:994. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00994. eCollection 2016.

Panax ginseng roots are well known for their medicinal properties and have been used in Korean and Chinese traditional medicines for 1000s of years. However, the medicinal value of P. ginseng fruits remain poorly characterized. In this study, we...

Regulation of the cholesterol biosynthetic pathway and its integration with fatty acid biosynthesis in the oleaginous microalga Nannochloropsis oceanica.

Biotechnology for biofuels

Lu Y, Zhou W, Wei L, Li J, Jia J, Li F, Smith SM, Xu J.
PMID: 24920959
Biotechnol Biofuels. 2014 May 30;7:81. doi: 10.1186/1754-6834-7-81. eCollection 2014.

BACKGROUND: Sterols are vital structural and regulatory components in eukaryotic cells; however, their biosynthetic pathways and functional roles in microalgae remain poorly understood.RESULTS: In the oleaginous microalga Nannochloropsis oceanica, the sterol biosynthetic pathway produces phytosterols as minor products and...

24-Epibrassinolide, a Phytosterol from the Brassinosteroid Family, Protects Dopaminergic Cells against MPP-Induced Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis.

Journal of toxicology

Carange J, Longpré F, Daoust B, Martinoli MG.
PMID: 21776258
J Toxicol. 2011;2011:392859. doi: 10.1155/2011/392859. Epub 2011 Jun 03.

Oxidative stress and apoptosis are frequently cited to explain neuronal cell damage in various neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinson' s disease. Brassinosteroids (BRs) are phytosterols recognized to promote stress tolerance of vegetables via modulation of the antioxidative enzyme cascade....

Alleviation of α-tomatine-induced toxicity to the parasitoid,Hyposoter exiguae, by phytosterols in the diet of the host,Heliothis zea.

Journal of chemical ecology

Campbell BC, Duffey SS.
PMID: 24420821
J Chem Ecol. 1981 Nov;7(6):927-46. doi: 10.1007/BF00987618.

The solitary, endoparasitic ichneumonid,Hyposoter exiguae (Viereck) is a parasitoid of the tomato fruitworm,Heliothis zea (Boddie). However, the parasitoid is deleteriously affected by the tomato glycoalkaloid, α-tomatine, ingested from hosts (H. zea) fed on artificial diets or semipurified extracts of...

Steroid transformation in a laboratory-scale glass air-lift fermenter.

World journal of microbiology & biotechnology

Roy PK, Khan AW, Kumar J, Chopra SD, Basu SK.
PMID: 24425511
World J Microbiol Biotechnol. 1992 Jul;8(4):399-401. doi: 10.1007/BF01198753.

A glass airlift fermenter, 1550 ml working volume, was used for microbiological transformation of phytosterols. A gas hold-up of 1.6% was observed with the lowest superficial gas velocity (1.89 cm/s). The volumetric liquid circulation rate remained relatively constant (0.21...

Fortification of vitamin A in a phytosterol enriched milk maintains plasma beta-carotene levels.

Journal of food science and technology

Petrogianni M, Kanellakis S, Moschonis G, Manios Y.
PMID: 24426070
J Food Sci Technol. 2014 Jan;51(1):196-9. doi: 10.1007/s13197-013-1103-y. Epub 2013 Aug 04.

The aim of the current study was to investigate if the supplementation of vitamin A via a phytosterol enriched low-fat milk could prevent the reduction of plasma beta-carotene concentrations than often occurs after plant sterols' or stanols' intake. A...

Evaluation and quantification of angiogenesis activity of terminalia bellirica roxb, by mice sponge implantation method.

Journal of young pharmacists : JYP

Prabhu VV, Chidambaranathan N, Gopal V.
PMID: 22523456
J Young Pharm. 2012 Jan;4(1):22-7. doi: 10.4103/0975-1483.93577.

Angiogenesis represents an excellent therapeutic target for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. It is a potent physiological process that underlies the natural manner in which our bodies respond to a diminution of blood supply to vital organs, namely the...

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