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Last uploaded: February 21, 2019
Preferred Name

Phytol

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C94717

ALT_DEFINITION

A chemical substance that comes from plants and is used to make vitamins E and K. Phytol is also found in soaps, beauty care products, and household products.

CAS_Registry

150-86-7

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:17327

code

C94717

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C63923

Contributing_Source

FDA

DEFINITION

An acyclic diterpene alcohol and a constituent of chlorophyll. Phytol is commonly used as a precursor for the manufacture of synthetic forms of vitamin E and vitamin K1. Furthermore, phytol also was shown to modulate transcription in cells via transcription factors PPAR-alpha and retinoid X receptor (RXR).

FDA_UNII_Code

5BC2RZ81NG

FULL_SYN

3,7,11,15-Tetramethyl-2-hexadecen-1-ol

label

Phytol

Preferred_Name

Phytol

prefixIRI

C94717

prefLabel

Phytol

Semantic_Type

Organic Chemical

UMLS_CUI

C0031860

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C28269

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