Advances in Microalgae-Derived Phytosterols for Functional Food and Pharmaceutical Applications

Biodiesel from microalgae

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Recent advances in extraction of nutraceuticals from plants

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Methods in Plant Biochemistry

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Sub- and supercritical fluid extraction of functional ingredients from different natural sources: Plants, food-by-products, algae and microalgaeA review

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Phytosterols, phytostanols, and their conjugates in foods: structural diversity, quantitative analysis, and health-promoting uses

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Importance of algae oil as a source of biodiesel

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Sterols in microorganisms

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Phytosterols as Anticancer Dietary Components: Evidence and Mechanism of Action

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Biosynthesis of Cholesterol and Other Sterols

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In the search of new functional food ingredients from algae

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Plant sterols and plant stanols in the management of dyslipidaemia and prevention of cardiovascular disease

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Phytosterols: Applications and recovery methods

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Purification and characterization of antioxidative peptides from protein hydrolysate of lecithin‐free egg yolk

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Reduction of Blood Cholesterol in Man

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Anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities of extracts and compounds from the mushroom Inonotus obliquus

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Thyroid inhibitory, antiperoxidative and hypoglycemic effects of stigmasterol isolated from Butea monosperma

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Squalene – biochemistry, molecular biology, process biotechnology, and applications

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Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Plant Flavors and Fragrances

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Isoprenoid biosynthesis in eukaryotic phototrophs: A spotlight on algae

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Peanuts as a Source of β-Sitosterol, a Sterol With Anticancer Properties

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Distribution of the mevalonate and glyceraldehyde phosphate/pyruvate pathways for isoprenoid biosynthesis in unicellular algae and the cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC 6714

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Ergosterol peroxide from an edible mushroom suppresses inflammatory responses in RAW264.7 macrophages and growth of HT29 colon adenocarcinoma cells

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Potential uses and benefits of phytosterols in diet: present situation and future directions

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Nomenclature of steroids (Recommendations 1989)

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Crypthecodinium cohnii with emphasis on DHA production: a review

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STEROLS OF 14 SPECIES OF MARINE DIATOMS (BACILLARIOPHYTA)1

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Stigmasterol isolated from marine microalgae Navicula incerta induces apoptosis in human hepatoma HepG2 cells

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Anti-oxidant activities of fucosterol from the marine algaePelvetia siliquosa

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Bioactivity studies on β‐sitosterol and its glucoside

Villaseñor, I. M., Angelada, J. S., Canlas, A. P., & Echegoyen, D. E. (2002) · Phytotherapy Research · doi:10.1002/ptr.910 · Cited by 165 · see citing works

Evaluation of the in vitro antioxidant activity of Mangifera indica L. extract (Vimang)

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Identification of campesterol from Chrysanthemum coronarium L. and its antiangiogenic activities

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Algal lipids, fatty acids and sterols

Kumari, P., Kumar, M., Reddy, C. R. K., & Jha, B. (2013) · Functional Ingredients from Algae for Foods and Nutraceuticals · doi:10.1533/9780857098689.1.87 · Cited by 163 · see citing works

The effect of sterols on the oxidation of edible oils

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Randomised controlled trial of use by hypercholesterolaemic patients of a vegetable oil sterol-enriched fat spread

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Anti-Diabetic activities of fucosterol fromPelvetia siliquosa

Lee, Y. S., Shin, K. H., Kim, B., & Lee, S. (2004) · Archives of Pharmacal Research · doi:10.1007/bf02975115 · Cited by 145 · see citing works

Phytosterols from Dunaliella tertiolecta and Dunaliella salina: a potentially novel industrial application

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Phytosterols and Phytostanols: Functional Food Cholesterol Busters

Moreau, R. A., & Hicks, K. B. (2001) · Food technology · Cited by 140 · see citing works

Vitamin A, Nutrition, and Health Values of Algae: Spirulina, Chlorella, and Dunaliella

Tang, G., & Suter, P. M. (2011) · Journal of Pharmacy and Nutrition Sciences · doi:10.6000/1927-5951.2011.01.02.04 · Cited by 136 · see citing works

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Supercritical CO2 extraction of neutral lipids from microalgae: Experiments and modelling

Mouahid, A., Crampon, C., Toudji, S.-A. A., & Badens, E. (2013) · The Journal of Supercritical Fluids · doi:10.1016/j.supflu.2013.01.024 · Cited by 129 · see citing works

LIPID, FATTY ACID, AND STEROL COMPOSITION OF EIGHT SPECIES OF KARENIACEAE (DINOPHYTA): CHEMOTAXONOMY AND PUTATIVE LIPID PHYCOTOXINS1

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Toxin Levels and Profiles in Microalgae from the North-Western Adriatic Sea—15 Years of Studies on Cultured Species

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Phytosterols and their extraction from various plant matrices using supercritical carbon dioxide: a review

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Lipid Extract of Nostoc commune var. sphaeroides Küzing, a Blue-Green Alga, Inhibits the Activation of Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Proteins in HepG2 Cells3

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The food and nutrient intakes of the Tarahumara Indians of Mexico

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Influence of extraction solvent system on extractability of lipid components from different microalgae species

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Natural Sources of Dietary Plant Sterols

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Phytosterols: natural compounds with established and emerging health benefits

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24(S)-Saringosterol from Edible Marine Seaweed Sargassum fusiforme Is a Novel Selective LXRβ Agonist

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Pavlova lutheri is a high-level producer of phytosterols

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Inhibitory Effects of Sterols Isolated from Chlorella vulgaris on 12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-Induced Inflammation and Tumor Promotion in Mouse Skin.

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Bioactive steroids from the brown Alga Sargassum carpophyllum

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Ergosterol Peroxide Isolated from Ganoderma lucidum Abolishes MicroRNA miR-378-Mediated Tumor Cells on Chemoresistance

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Subcritical co‐solvents extraction of lipid from wet microalgae pastes of Nannochloropsis sp.

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Combined Extraction Processes of Lipid from Chlorella vulgaris Microalgae: Microwave Prior to Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Extraction

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New Cytotoxic Oxygenated Fucosterols from the Brown Alga Turbinaria conoides

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Hypoglycaemic effect of Parkia speciosa seeds due to the synergistic action of β-sitosterol and stigmasterol

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Sterol biomarkers for microalgae from the green algal class Prasinophyceae

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Phytosterol Enrichment of Rice Bran Oil by a Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Fractionation Technique

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Bioactive Compounds from Marine Foods

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Unsaponifiable matter of green and blue‐green algal lipids as a factor of biochemical differentiation of their biomasses: I. Total unsaponifiable and hydrocarbon fraction

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Antioxidant properties of the unsaponifiable matter isolated from tomato seeds, oat grains and wheat germ oil

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β-Sitosterol: Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Extraction from Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) Seeds

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Vitamin A, nutrition, and health values of algae: Spirulina, Chlorella, and Dunaliella

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Lipid composition of the plasma-membrane of the halotolerant alga, Dunaliella salina

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Novel application of a fish gill cell line assay to assess ichthyotoxicity of harmful marine microalgae

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Plant Sterol-Enriched Margarine Lowers Plasma LDL in Hyperlipidemic Subjects with low Cholesterol Intake: Effect of Fibrate Treatment

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Sterol compositions in some green algae and brown algae

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Sterols of Algae

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Chemotaxonomic survey of sterols and fatty acids in six marine raphidophyte algae

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Extraction, Characterization and In Vivo Neuromodulatory Activity of Phytosterols from Microalga Dunaliella Tertiolecta

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INVESTIGATION OF 4‐METHYL STEROLS FROM CULTURED DINOFLAGELLATE ALGAL STRAINS

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A mixture of phytosterols from Dunaliella tertiolecta affects proliferation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells and cytokine production in sheep

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Sterols of four dinoflagellates from the genus Prorocentrum

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Ergosterol Peroxide, An Active Compound fromInonotus radiatus

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DPA n-3, DPA n-6 and DHA improve lipoprotein profiles and aortic function in hamsters fed a high cholesterol diet

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Cytotoxic Sterols from the Formosan Brown AlgaTurbinaria ornata

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Incisterols, a new class of highly degraded sterols from the marine sponge Dictyonella incisa

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Plant sterols from foods in inflammation and risk of cardiovascular disease: A real threat?

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Evolutionarily conserved Δ25(27)-olefin ergosterol biosynthesis pathway in the alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

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Quantification of plant sterols/stanols in foods and dietary supplements containing added phytosterols

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Identification of (24S)-24-methylcholesta-5,22-dien-3β-ol as the major sterol of a marine cryptophyte and a marine prymnesiophyte

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Unsaponifiable matter of green and blue‐green algal lipids as a factor of biochemical differentiation of their biomasses: II. Terpenic alcohol and sterol fractions

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Optimization of supercritical fluid extraction of phytosterol from roselle seeds with a central composite design model

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Algal Sterols are as Effective as β-Sitosterol in Reducing Plasma Cholesterol Concentration

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ANTARCTIC DISTRIBUTION, PIGMENT AND LIPID COMPOSITION, AND MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION OF THE BRINE DINOFLAGELLATE POLARELLA GLACIALIS (DINOPHYCEAE)1

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The oxidative stability of microalgae oil (Schizochytrium aggregatum) and its antioxidant activity after simulated gastrointestinal digestion: Relationship with constituents

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Incorporation of dietary sterols by the sea scallop Placopecten magellanicus (Gmelin) fed on microalgae

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Sterols of marine microalgae Pyramimonas cf. cordata (Prasinophyta), Attheya ussurensis sp. nov. (Bacillariophyta) and a spring diatom bloom from Lake Baikal

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In VitroandIn VivoAnticancer Effects of Sterol Fraction from Red AlgaePorphyra dentata

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Inhibition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Growth by Saringosterol from Lessonia nigrescens

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UNUSUAL DIHYDROXYSTEROLS AS CHEMOTAXONOMIC MARKERS FOR MICROALGAE FROM THE ORDER PAVLOVALES (HAPTOPHYCEAE)1

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Ergosterol production by fed-batch fermentation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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