Application
β-Sitosterol was used to supplement diet of mice to study its effect on body mass accumulation.
Biochem/physiol Actions
β-Sitosterol is a plant sterol that has hypocholesterolemic activity. Only 5% of β-Sitosterol is absorbed by humans. It is hypothesized that the cholesterol-lowering activity is by competing cholesterol for uptake by the cells or by interfering with the esterification of cholesterol. β-Sitosterol is reported to reduce the incidence of colon tumors.
Packaging
100 g in poly bottle
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