Beta-glucan lowers serum concentrations of total and LDL cholesterol when incorporated into a fruit drink. A reduced cholesterol absorption contributes to the cholesterol-lowering effect of beta-glucan without affecting plasma concentrations of lipid-soluble antioxidants.

4‐position substituted cyclohexanones are of great importance as key intermediates for the synthesis of liquid‐crystal materials. Unsubstituted cyclohexanone can be manufactured by the selective hydrogenation of phenol. Industrial processes exist, in which phenol is hydrogenated by a heterogeneous catalyst in the vapor or liquid phase melt with high selectivity leading to high amounts of cyclohexanone. However, very little kinetic data exists to date for the selective hydrogenation of phenol and the cresols in an inert solvent. The aim of this work is to optimize the selective liquid‐phase hydrogenation of 4‐(4′‐trans‐n‐propylcyclohexyl)‐phenol.

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