Identification of Metabolites of Phytosterols in Rat Feces Using GC/MS

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 599-604

  Song, Yun Seon ^a   Jin, Changbae ^a   Park, Eun Hee ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Sookmyung Women's University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

GC MS; Metabolites; Phytosterols; Rat feces; Rat microsomes; Sitosterol

Indexed keywords

CAMPESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL; DIHYDROBRASICASTEROL; DRUG DERIVATIVE; PHYTOSTEROL; SITOSTEROL; SITOSTEROL DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FECES; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER MICROSOME; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL; FECES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; MALE; MICROSOMES, LIVER; PHYTOSTEROLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SITOSTEROLS;

EID: 0034572980     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02975248     Document Type: Article

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