“…Sitosterol, a triterpenoid, is the raw material for a cholesterol-suppressing agent, sitostanol (Ekblom, 2005;Michalson and Devore, 2004). Conjugated fatty acids (conjugated linoleic acid), which are important antioxidants, can be produced by isomerization of fatty acids and fatty acid esters with homogeneous (DeJarlais and Gast, 1971;Frankel, 1970;Mukesh et al, 1988) or heterogeneous catalysts (Bernas et al, 2002a(Bernas et al, , 2002b. Fatty acids and resin acids can also be saturated through catalytic hydrogenation and used as fuel components after decarboxylation over heterogeneous catalysts, such as supported Pd Snåre et al, 2006).…”