Avenasterol

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Avenasterol
2D structure for Avenasterol
Chemical Name	(3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-10,13-dimethyl-17-[(Z,2R)-5-propan-2-ylhept-5-en-2-yl]-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol
Chemical Formula	C₂₉H₄₈O
CAS Number	481-14-1
Chemical Information	HMDB02374
Biochemical Taxonomy	Steroids and Steroid Derivatives
Functional Taxonomy	Not Available
Nutritional Taxonomy	Not Available
Metabolic Pathways	Not Available
Biofluid Location	Blood
Tissue Location	Not Available
Normal Biofluid Concentrations	Blood: 1.45 +/- 0.48 umol/L
Normal Tissue Concentrations	Not Available
Diseases / Conditions Related to Nutrition	Patients with Phytosterolemia
Other (Monogenic Disorders)	Not Available
Abnormal Biofluid Concentrations	Blood (Patients with Phytosterolemia): 106.4 +/- 1.94 umol/L
Abnormal Tissue Concentrations	Not Available
Physiological Processes	Not Available

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Introduction

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Avenasterol is a phytosterol. Phytosterols, or plant sterols, are compounds that occur naturally and bear close structural resemblance to cholesterol, but have different side-chain configurations. Phytosterols are relevant in pharmaceuticals (production of therapeutic steroids), nutrition (anti-cholesterol additives in functional foods, anti-cancer properties), and cosmetics (creams, lipstick). Phytosterols can be obtained from vegetable oils or from industrial wastes, which gives an added value to the latter. Considerable efforts have been recently dedicated to the development of efficient processes for phytosterol isolation from natural sources. The present work aims to summarize information on the applications of phytosterols and to review recent approaches, mainly from the industry, for the large-scale recovery of phytosterols. (PMID: 17123816, 16481154)