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Description

β-Sitosterol is one of several phytosterols (plant sterols) with chemical structures similar to that of cholesterol. Alone and in combination with similar phytosterols, β-sitosterol reduces blood levels of cholesterol, and is sometimes used in treating hypercholesterolemia. β-sitosterol inhibits cholesterol absorption in the intestine, reducing the levels of LDL and total serum cholesterol. β-Sitosterol is not recommended for individuals with sitosterolemia, a rare inherited fat storage disease. Because people with this condition have too much β-sitosterol and related fats in their system, taking β-sitosterol will only worsen this condition. High levels of β-sitosterol concentrations in blood have been correlated with increased severity of heart disease in men having previously suffered from heart attacks. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Beta Sitosterol

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Beta sitosterol
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2013-09-05
Construct for LOINC Short Name
B-sitosterol

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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) Beta 谷甾醇
Synonyms: Beta 谷固醇;Beta 谷脂醇;β谷甾醇
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Beta-sitosterol
it-IT Italian (Italy) Beta sitosterolo
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Beta sitosterol
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Бета ситостерол
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) bèta-sitosterol
Synonyms: Beta-sitosterol
fr-CA French (Canada) Bêta sitostérol