One kilogram of plant material contains anywhere between 10 and 100 micrograms of a group of compounds biochemists call brassinosteroids. These are oxysteroles and they function as growth hormones in plants. Cell- and animal studies have shown that the brassinosteroid 28-homobrassinolide [structural formula on the right] at least has an anabolic effect on lab rats. [...]
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