Chemical and Biochemical Features of Spinasterol and Schottenol
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2024;1440:45-55. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-43883-7_3.ABSTRACTPhytosterols, which are produced in plants, are structurally similar to cholesterol. Their basic structures consist of a cyclo pentano-perhydrophenanthrene nucleus composed of 3 hexane rings and of a pentane ring with an alkyl side chain. There are around more than 250 phytosterols and related compounds that have been identified in natural resources. Among them, spinasterol and schottenol, its dihydro analog, are often found in seeds, and consequently in seed oils, and in other botanical parts of some plant families such as Sapotaceae, Cactaceae, and Cucurbitaceae. Spinasterol and/or schottenol has been identified in dietary and cosmetic argan oil, milk thistle seed oil, nigella seed oil, and pumkin seed oil. These phytosterols that have several bioactive properties make them potentially attractive molecules in pharmacology. Their chemical and biochemical features are summarized and the analytical methods used to characterize and analyze these compounds are presented.PMID:38036874 | DOI:10.1007/978-3-031-43883-7_3
Source: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology - Category: Research Authors: Farid Khallouki Mohamed Ksila Imen Ghzaiel Soukaina Essadek Mounia Tahri Joutey Samah Maaloul Wafa Zennouhi Laila Benbacer Mohamed Bourhia Lhoussain Hajji Amira Zarrouk Leila Rezig Sandrine Rup-Jacques Raoudha Abdellaoui Taoufik Ghrairi Olfa Masmoudi-Kouk Source Type: research
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