It was found that one sterol in particular, stigmasterol, actually inhibited protein formation. |
Campesterol, sitosterol, stigmasterol, desmosterol, lathosterol, 7-dehydrocholesterol, and butylated hydroxytoluene were obtained from Sigma-Aldrich Chemie. |
Isolation of stigmasterol and 3-sitosterol from petrolum ether extract of parts of ageratum of Ageratum conyzoides. |
Leaves of the plant are known to contain among other constituents cholorogenic acid, phloroglucinol, quercetin-3-O-beta-D-glucoside, rutin, and stigmasterol. |