Multiple choice

Stanol promotes appetite, strength gain, weight gain and increases the number of red blood cells in the body. Find out a stanol found in plants from among the following.

  1. Cycloartenol

  2. Lanosterol

  3. Lycopene

  4. Isoprene
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Explanation

Cycloartenol is an important type of stanol found in plants. The biosynthesis of cycloartenol starts from the triterpenoid squalene. It is the first precursor in the biosynthesis of other stanols and sterols.

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