sitosterol

si·tos·ter·ol

(sī-tŏs′tə-rôl′, -rōl′, sĭ-)

Any of a group of sterols that occur in high concentrations in certain plants and are used in the synthesis of steroid hormones.

[Greek sītos, food, grain + sterol.]

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sitosterol

(saɪˈtɒstəˌrɒl)

(Elements & Compounds) a white powder or waxy white solid extracted from soya beans, consisting of a mixture of isomers of the formula C29H50O with other sterols: used in cosmetics and medicine

[C20: from Greek sitos food, grain + sterol]

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si•tos•ter•ol

(saɪˈtɒs təˌrɔl, -ˌrɒl)

n.

any of five steroid alcohols having the formula C₂₂H₅₀O, esp. the beta form: used in organic synthesis.

[1898; < Greek sīto-, comb. form of sîtos grain + sterol]

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The minerals magnesium, zinc, iron and germanium, which plays an important role in all bio-chemical life and is found in the soil and water at Lourdes that also contains Pfaffic acid, allantoin, sitosterol and stipmasterol.

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compounds (%) fermentation) fermentation Day 0 Day 3 Day 7 Day 0 Day 3 Day 7 Caffeine 74.59 18.26 38.45 46.64 20.26 30.59 Theobromine 37.71 17.59 26.26 35.47 19.22 25.66 [gamma]- ND ND 3.63 0.95 0.43 1.29 tocopherol Stigmasterol 0.51 0.16 1.46 0.69 0.28 0.70 [beta]- 1.07 0.22 1.74 1.31 0.41 1.17 sitosterol Targeted Candida sp.

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In principal the exact masses of these ions are identical with the corresponding masses of the typical secondary ions ([[M-OH].sup.+]) of the free campesterol and sitosterol molecules ([C.sub.28][H.sub.48][O.sup.+] and [C.sub.29][H.sub.50][O.sup.+]).

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Sterol Cholesterol Desmosterol Brassicasterol Concentration 321 [+ or -] 76 148 [+ or -] 47 104 [+ or -] 32 (mg/kg) Sterol Sitosterol Ergosterol Campesterol Concentration 28 [+ or -] 8 26 [+ or -] 4 13 [+ or -] 3 (mg/kg) * Data are mean of three individual mussels [+ or -] SD.

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The Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Sunscreen with Vitamin D uses a lipid-balancing formula made of all-natural ingredients--meadow-foam, olive, chamomile, calendula, jojoba, beta sitosterol and abyssinian--intended to hydrate the skin holistically while providing an SPF product that offers the user the additional vitamin D required for healthy skin metabolism.

SPF plus Vitamin D

ASE extracted higher yields of oil, at 89.2%, and phytosterols, such as stigmasterol, at 34.2 ppm, and sitosterol, at 1001.6 ppm, than did the CP method.

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Extract of the unsaponifiable fraction of Zea mays oils (between 20.0% and 25.0% [beta] sitosterol).

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And lathosterol, campesterol, and sitosterol declined with dual therapy but increased with monotherapy.

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However, a ratio between sitosterol and stigmasterol was calculated for all the stations that had both sterols, and a negative linear regression was obtained between this ratio and seaward distance (Fig.

Distribucion y fuentes de fitoesteroles en sedimentos costeros y de rios del centro-sur de Chile

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