Physiological Functions of Phytosterols and Their Application in Food

• 作者: Aili XIANG Lei WANG Litian ZHANG Ruihuan DU Sining TANG Suyan GAO Yi ZHANG
• 来源期刊: 农业生物技术:英文版
• 学科: 农学
• 关键词: PHYTOSTEROL PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTION FOOD
• 年，卷（期）: 2019,（3）
• 页码范围: 102-104
• 页数: 3页
• 分类号: S

摘要

Phytosterols are a kind of active ingredients in plants with various physiological functions.Phytosterols have a good effect in antagonizing cholesterol and preventing cardiovascular diseases.They also have physiological functions including regulating growth,promoting protein synthesis,resisting inflammation,oxidation and cancer,and regulating immune and parahormones.In this paper,the physicochemical properties of phytosterols,the mechanism of lowering cholesterol,their application in food field and their development prospects were systematically reviewed.