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Preferred Name

Phytosterol

Synonyms

phytosterol

plant sterol

Phytosterol

Plant Sterol

Definitions

Any sterol found in the plant kingdom.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C28178

ALT_DEFINITION

A class of dietary sterols present in plants with chemical structures nearly identical to cholesterol.

A plant-based compound that can compete with dietary cholesterol to be absorbed by the intestines, resulting in lower blood cholesterol levels. Phytosterols may have some effect in cancer prevention. Also called plant sterol.

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:26125

Chemical_Formula

C29H48O

code

C28178

Contributing_Source

CRCH

DEFINITION

Any sterol found in the plant kingdom.

FULL_SYN

phytosterol

plant sterol

Phytosterol

Plant Sterol

INFOODS

PHYSTR

label

Phytosterol

Legacy Concept Name

Plant_Sterol

Preferred_Name

Phytosterol

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C28178

Semantic_Type

Organic Chemical

UMLS_CUI

C0031866

USDA_ID

636

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C1907

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C68342

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