Original Article
Triterpenic Acids Present in Hawthorn Lower Plasma Cholesterol by Inhibiting Intestinal ACAT Activity in Hamsters
Table 3
Composition of the control and treatment diets.
| | Ingredients (g/kg diet) | Diets | | Control | Hawthorn | PSE | Hawthorn + PSE | OA + UA |
| | Calcium caseinate | 161.4 | 161.4 | 161.4 | 161.4 | 161.4 | | Plant sterol esters (PSE) | — | — | 2.4 | 2.4 | — | | Dichloromethane extract of hawthorn | — | 3.7 | — | 3.7 | — | | Oleanolic acid (OA) | — | — | — | — | 0.015 | | Ursolic acid (UA) | — | — | — | — | 0.095 | | Vitamin mix | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | | Mineral mix | 39.7 | 39.7 | 39.7 | 39.7 | 39.7 | | Arbocel (fibres) | 56.7 | 56.7 | 56.7 | 56.7 | 56.7 | | Fat | 126.1 | 126.1 | 126.1 | 126.1 | 126.1 | | L-Cysteine hydrochloride | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | | Choline bitartrate | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | | Cholesterol | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | | Maize starch | 599.1 | 595.4 | 596.7 | 592.9 | 599.0 |
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