The metabolism of β-sitosterol
- 1 September 1941
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Portland Press Ltd. in Biochemical Journal
- Vol. 35 (8-9) , 928-931
- https://doi.org/10.1042/bj0350928
Abstract
The metabolism and excretion of [beta]-sitosterol are influenced by the diet and dependent on the presence of a dietary factor. When administered together with cholesterol-free brain powder or Thudichum''s phrenosin, [beta]-sitosterol is hydrogenated and excreted as copro-sitostanol, which has been characterized by various derivatives. The relationship between chemical structure of sterols and their absorption and excretion is discussed.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- A dietary factor concerned in coprosterol formationBiochemical Journal, 1941