Gamma-oryzanol jako przykład kompleksu estrów fitosteroli i kwasu ferulowego o szerokiej aktywności biologicznej

Plants are natural laboratories producing a cornucopia of secondary metabolites of huge therapeutic potential. The oil extracted from rice bran, a by-product of brown rice processing, is abundant in valuable bioactive substances. One of its main ingredients is gamma-oryzanol that is a mixture of phytosterol esters and ferulic acid. These compounds exert a wide range of biological activities closely correlated with their chemical properties....