Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Reference Module in Food Science |
Editors | Geoffrey Smithers |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780081005965 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 30 Apr 2018 |
Abstract
Description of the chemical structure of a number of phytosterols (also known as plant sterols), their crystallization behaviour in aqueous and lipid phases (including hydrate formation), their interactions with related compounds (bile salts, other sterols, sterol esters), and their physiological effect on blood cholesterol concentration.
Keywords
- Blood cholesterol lowering
- oleogel
- triterpenes
- phytosterols