CHOLESTEROL LOWERING COMPOUNDS AND PROCESS FOR MAKING THEM.

摘要

Disclosed are novel saponins containing 5-C-hydroxymethylhexose and a sterol or triterpene. These materials, when consumed by humans and animals, lower the cholesterol level in the blood. These compounds can be administered as pharmaceutical preparation to the diet, or incorporated into food compositions. The compositions are prepared by preparing and then reacting a fluoro or bromo hexaacylated 5-C-hydroxymethylhexose with a sterol. In a second method the hexaacylated 5-C-hydroxymethylhexose is reacted with a sterol in the presence of trimethylsilyl trifluoromethane sulfonate.