Stigmasterol

Word STIGMASTEROL
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A sterol, C29H48O, obtained from certain plants such as soybeans and Calabar beans. noun

A phytosterol that occurs in soybeans and similar plants noun

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He was the first to synthesize the natural product physostigmine; and was an African American pioneer in the industrial large-scale chemical synthesis of the human hormones, steroids, progesterone, and testosterone, from plant sterols such as stigmasterol and sitosterol. ❋ Unknown (2009)

For example, a series of natural hormone-like compounds have been isolated from suma, namely sitosterol, stigmasterol, and beta-ecdysterone. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The sterols contain beta-sitosterol and stigmasterol. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The extracts are comprised of various saturated and unsaturated fatty acids plus plant sterols that contain beta-sitosterol and stigmasterol, which both appear to be active components of Saw Palmetto berries. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Forty four plant sterols have been identified and the most abundant phytosterols are beta-sitosterol, campesterol and stigmasterol. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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