Cytotoxic and anti-inflammatory activities of Luffa cylindrica (loofa sponge)

Effect of Rocket Oil Addition on Productive and Reproductive Performance of Growing Ram Lambs Under Hot Climate Condition.

“…This may be due that rocket seeds contain high content of unsaturated fatty acids (85%), like linolenic and linoleic acids (Thomas, 2002) and glucosinolates (Al-Doghachi et al, 2010), which play role in inhibiting absorption of fatty acids or inhibition of the enzyme H yroxyl-methylglutary-CoA which is important for cholesterol formation (Bulbul, et al, 2009). Rocket seeds also cause reduction of cholesterol value in blood (Al-Doghachi et al, 2010) or may contain β-Sitosterol which reduce absorption of cholesterol from small intestine, so cholesterol value in blood will reduce (El-Gengaihi et al, 2004…”