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Characterization of total, free and esterified phytosterols in tetraploid and hexaploid wheats.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry - 25 Mar 2009
Iafelice Giovanna, Verardo Vito, Marconi Emanuele, Caboni Maria Fiorenza
Abstract excerpt
Dietary plant sterols have received increasing attention in recent years due to their favorable health benefits. The present research focused on quantification of phytosterols as free, esterified and total forms in different tetraploid (5 cultivars of Triticum durum Desf., 9 cultivars of Triticum dicoccon Schrank) and hexaploid (5 cultivars of T. aestivum L., 12 cultivars of Triticum spelta L.) wheats. Tetraploid...
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