Campesterol
Campesterol, a lipid. A common dietary phytosterol (C28 sterol). More efficiently absorbed than β-sitosterol, so serum campesterol is used as a marker of fractional…
A common dietary phytosterol (C28 sterol). More efficiently absorbed than β-sitosterol, so serum campesterol is used as a marker of fractional cholesterol-absorption efficiency. Shares the cholesterol-absorption-competing action of plant sterols.