Physiological Activities of Policosanol Extracted from Sugarcane Wax
Natural Product Sciences
; : 293-297, 2019.
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ABSTRACT
Policosanol extracted from sugarcane wax is a generic term used for total fatty alcohols obtained from esterification of fatty acids. It has been approved as a health functional food by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of Korea in 2006. Policosanol is well-known to aid in lowering blood cholesterol level. Recently, several studies have reported the physiological activities of policosanol, such as anti-inflammatory effects, antioxidant effects, and lowering of the incidence of ageing-related diseases, for example, hypertension, stroke, among others. This review describes the physiological activities of policosanol and its applications in the field of health functional foods.
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Main subject:
Cholesterol
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Incidence
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Stroke
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Saccharum
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Functional Food
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Esterification
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Fatty Acids
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Fatty Alcohols
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Hypertension
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Korea
Type of study:
Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Natural Product Sciences
Year:
2019
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Article