Agradecimentos: The authors thank the Brazilian funding agencies CNPq and FAPESP [grant number 16/11261-8], for the financial support of this work. This study was financed in part by the "Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - Brazil (CAPES)"- Finance Code 001; Abstract: This study investigates and compares the thermal phase transition and crystallization characteristics of a commercial f...
Abstract: Plant-derived sterols, often referred to as phytosterols, are important constituents of plant membranes where they assist in maintaining phospholipid bilayer stability. Consumption of phytosterols has been suggested to positively affect human health by reducing cholesterol levels in blood via inhibition of its absorption in the small intestine, thus protecting against heart attack and stroke. Sterols ...
Orientador: Daniel Barrera Arellano; Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia de Alimentos; Resumo: Os fosfolipídios são definidos como o grupo de moléculas que contém um grupamento fosfato. Por apresentarem características anfipáticas, este grupo de moléculas se organiza naturalmente em bicamadas, originando as membranas dos seres vivos. Industrialmente são capazes de...