Sterols are integral components of the membrane lipid bilayer and they are involved in many
processes occurring in plants, ranging from regulation of growth and development to stress …

Plant sterols are important components of the cell membrane and lipid rafts, which play a
crucial role in various physiological and biochemical processes during development and …

In plants, sterols are found in free form (free sterols, FSs) and conjugated as steryl esters
(SEs), steryl glycosides (SGs) and acyl steryl glycosides (ASGs). Conjugated sterols are …

Phytosterols are integral components of the membrane lipid bilayer in plants. They regulate
membrane fluidity to influence its properties, functions and structure. An increase in …

Cold stress can significantly alter the composition and functioning of the major membrane
lipids in plants. However, the roles of the sterol component of plant membranes in stress …

Phytosterols are a group of sterols exclusive to plants and fungi, but are indispensable to
humans because of their medicinal and nutritional values. However, current raw materials …

Sterols, which are isoprenoid derivatives, are structural components of biological
membranes. Special attention is now being given not only to their structure and function, but …

A direct role for cholesterol signaling in mammals is clearly established; yet, the direct role in
signaling for a plant sterol or sterol precursor is unclear. Fluctuations in sitosterol and …

Sterols are essential for all eukaryotes. In contrast to animal and fungal cells, which contain
only one major sterol, plant cells synthesize a complex array of sterol mixtures in which …

In response to elevated temperatures, plants alter the activities of enzymes that affect lipid
composition. While it has long been known that plant leaf membrane lipids become less …