Soybean oil (SBO) is a vegetable oil widely used as biodegradable lubricant.
[1] It increases left ventricular contractility associated myosin ATPase and sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium pump (SERCA2a) in isolated hearts from rats.
[2] SBO is shown to reduce both total and non-HDL serum cholesterol and triglycerides induced by atherogenic diet in rats.
[3] It may be transesterified to biodiesel using CaO as a solid base catalyst.
[4] It may also be transesterified to biodiesel using methanol and ethanol.
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