Alfa Chemistry Allows Easy Access to Sterols for Scientific Research
Shortly after the launch of fatty acids and esters, glycerides, fatty alcohols, wax esters, and sphingolipids, the management of Alfa Chemistry decided to add sterols to its diversified product line of lipids. This move is made in response to the request of valued scien tific customers as their interest in sterols has risen over the last decade. Like other forms of lipids and fatty acids, sterols exist extensively in nearly all species, including animals, green plants, and fungi. Evidence shows that stanol or sterol esters behave extraordinarily well in lowering the total and LDL cholesterol levels and , in some cases , help prevent heart diseases. In this sense, the health benefits brought by stanol-rich foods are beyond measure. “S terols are referred to as phytosterols that present in the membranes of plants, and refer red to as zoosterols and mycosterols in animals and microorganisms, respectively, ” sa id one of the senio...