Browsing by Subject "phytosterols"

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    • Manipulation of Plant Sterol Profile and its Effect on Insects 
      Chen, Wei (2019-08-14)
      Sterols are crucial membrane components in all eukaryotic cells. Cholesterol is the most common sterol in animals, including insects, and it is the required precursor of the insect steroid hormone that regulates molting ...
    • Plant phloem sterol content: forms, putative functions, and implications for phloem-feeding insects 
      Behmer, Spencer T.; Olszewski, Nathan; Sebastiani, John; Palka, Sydney; Sparacino, Gina; Sciarrno, Elizabeth; Grebenok, Robert J. (Frontiers Media, 2013-09-24)
      All eukaryotes contain sterols, which serve as structural components in cell membranes, and as precursors for important hormones. Plant vegetative tissues are known to contain mixtures of sterols, but very little is known ...