Identification of a novel hypocholesterolemic protein, major royal jelly protein 1, derived from royal jelly.

Royal jelly (RJ) intake lowers serum cholesterol levels in animals and humans, but the active component in RJ that lowers serum cholesterol level and its molecular mechanism are unclear. In this study, we set out to identify the bile acid-binding protein contained in RJ, because dietary bile acid-bi...

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Main Authors: Yuri Kashima, Satoshi Kanematsu, Saori Asai, Mio Kusada, Suzuyo Watanabe, Takuji Kawashima, Tadashi Nakamura, Masaya Shimada, Tsuyoshi Goto, Satoshi Nagaoka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4140749?pdf=render