Hajirah Rafiq

Jun 16, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Akram Ismael Shehata |Fish Production |Majeeda Rasheed |Hajirah Rafiq

1 INTRODUCTION Plants, particularly sugar cane and rice, contain the straight-chain aliphatic 28-carbon main fatty alcohol octacosanol (OCT), which makes up the majority of policosanol (Irmak & Dunford, 2005). Numerous physiological benefits, such as lower cholesterol and anti-inflammatory effects, have been associated with OCT (Ravelo et al., 2011).