Brassicasterol

Brassicasterol (24-methyl cholest-5,22-dien-3β-ol) is a 28-carbon sterol synthesised by several unicellular algae (phytoplankton) and some terrestrial plants, like rape. ^[1]

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Cholestanes
Phytosterols

Afon Mawddach

The Afon Mawddach (italic) is a river in Gwynedd, Wales, which has its source in a wide area north of Dduallt in Snowdonia.

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Algae

Algae (alga) are any of a large and diverse group of photosynthetic, eukaryotic organisms.

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Alkali

In chemistry, an alkali (from lit) is a basic, ionic salt of an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal.

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Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and progressively worsens, and is the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia.

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Beta-Sitosterol

β-sitosterol (beta-sitosterol) is one of several phytosterols (plant sterols) with chemical structures similar to that of cholesterol. Brassicasterol and Beta-Sitosterol are phytosterols.

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Biomarker

In biomedical contexts, a biomarker, or biological marker, is a measurable indicator of some biological state or condition.

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BSTFA

N,O-Bis(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide (BSTFA) is an organosilicon compound.

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Campesterol

Campesterol is a phytosterol whose chemical structure is similar to that of cholesterol, and is one of the ingredients for E number E499. Brassicasterol and Campesterol are phytosterols.

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Carbon

Carbon is a chemical element; it has symbol C and atomic number 6.

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Cholesterol is the principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils. Brassicasterol and Cholesterol are Cholestanes.

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Dinoflagellate

The dinoflagellates are a monophyletic group of single-celled eukaryotes constituting the phylum Dinoflagellata and are usually considered protists.

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E number

E numbers, short for Europe numbers, are codes for substances used as food additives, including those found naturally in many foods, such as vitamin C, for use within the European Union (EU) and European Free Trade Association (EFTA).

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Ecosystem

An ecosystem (or ecological system) is a system that environments and their organisms form through their interaction.

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Ester

In chemistry, an ester is a functional group derived from an acid (organic or inorganic) in which the hydrogen atom (H) of at least one acidic hydroxyl group of that acid is replaced by an organyl group.

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Fatty acid

In chemistry, particularly in biochemistry, a fatty acid is a carboxylic acid with an aliphatic chain, which is either saturated or unsaturated.

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Fatty alcohol

Fatty alcohols (or long-chain alcohols) are usually high-molecular-weight, straight-chain primary alcohols, but can also range from as few as 4–6 carbons to as many as 22–26, derived from natural fats and oils.

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Flame ionization detector

A flame ionization detector (FID) is a scientific instrument that measures analytes in a gas stream.

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Fucosterol

Fucosterol is a sterol isolated from algae such as Ecklonia cava or Ecklonia stolonifera.

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Gas chromatography

Gas chromatography (GC) is a common type of chromatography used in analytical chemistry for separating and analyzing compounds that can be vaporized without decomposition.

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Glycerol

Glycerol, also called glycerine or glycerin, is a simple triol compound.

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Gymnodinium

Gymnodinium is a genus of dinoflagellates, a type of marine and freshwater plankton.

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Hexane

Hexane or n-hexane is an organic compound, a straight-chain alkane with six carbon atoms and the molecular formula C6H14.

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Hydroxy group

In chemistry, a hydroxy or hydroxyl group is a functional group with the chemical formula and composed of one oxygen atom covalently bonded to one hydrogen atom.

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Hypoxia (environmental)

Hypoxia (hypo: "below", oxia: "oxygenated") refers to low oxygen conditions.

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Lipid

Lipids are a broad group of organic compounds which include fats, waxes, sterols, fat-soluble vitamins (such as vitamins A, D, E and K), monoglycerides, diglycerides, phospholipids, and others.

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Loch Striven

Loch Striven (Loch Sroigheann) is a sea loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

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Mass spectrometry

Mass spectrometry (MS) is an analytical technique that is used to measure the mass-to-charge ratio of ions.

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Mass spectrum

A mass spectrum is a histogram plot of intensity vs.

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Methanol

Methanol (also called methyl alcohol and wood spirit, amongst other names) is an organic chemical compound and the simplest aliphatic alcohol, with the chemical formula (a methyl group linked to a hydroxyl group, often abbreviated as MeOH).

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Mirabilis jalapa

Mirabilis jalapa, the marvel of Peru or four o'clock flower, is the most commonly grown ornamental species of Mirabilis plant, and is available in a range of colors.

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Molecule

A molecule is a group of two or more atoms held together by attractive forces known as chemical bonds; depending on context, the term may or may not include ions which satisfy this criterion.

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Noctiluca scintillans

Noctiluca scintillans is a marine species of dinoflagellate that can exist in a green or red form, depending on the pigmentation in its vacuoles.

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Octanol-water partition coefficient

The n-octanol-water partition coefficient, Kow is a partition coefficient for the two-phase system consisting of ''n''-octanol and water.

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Phytoplankton

Phytoplankton are the autotrophic (self-feeding) components of the plankton community and a key part of ocean and freshwater ecosystems.

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Principal component analysis

Principal component analysis (PCA) is a linear dimensionality reduction technique with applications in exploratory data analysis, visualization and data preprocessing.

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Rapeseed

Rapeseed (Brassica napus subsp. napus), also known as rape and oilseed rape, is a bright-yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family), cultivated mainly for its oil-rich seed, which naturally contains appreciable amounts of erucic acid.

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Saponification

Saponification is a process of cleaving esters into carboxylate salts and alcohols by the action of aqueous alkali.

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Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Solubility

In chemistry, solubility is the ability of a substance, the solute, to form a solution with another substance, the solvent.

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Solvent

A solvent (from the Latin solvō, "loosen, untie, solve") is a substance that dissolves a solute, resulting in a solution.

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Squalene

Squalene is an organic compound.

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Sterol

Sterol is an organic compound with formula, whose molecule is derived from that of gonane by replacement of a hydrogen atom on C3 position by a hydroxyl group.

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Stigmasterol

Stigmasterol – a plant sterol (phytosterol) – is among the most abundant of plant sterols, having a major function to maintain the structure and physiology of cell membranes. Brassicasterol and Stigmasterol are phytosterols.

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Stigmasterol-rich plant sterols

Stigmasterol-rich plant sterols is a food additive.

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Terpenoid

The terpenoids, also known as isoprenoids, are a class of naturally occurring organic chemicals derived from the 5-carbon compound isoprene and its derivatives called terpenes, diterpenes, etc.

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Trimethylsilyl group

A trimethylsilyl group (abbreviated TMS) is a functional group in organic chemistry.

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Unicellular organism

A unicellular organism, also known as a single-celled organism, is an organism that consists of a single cell, unlike a multicellular organism that consists of multiple cells.

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Wales

Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brassicasterol

Also known as (3β,22E)-ergosta-5,22-dien-3-ol, 24β-methylcholesta-5,22-dien-3 beta-ol, Ergosta-5,22-dien-3β-ol.

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Cholestanes

Phytosterols

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