| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Delete | Mapping To | Ontology | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_17327 | Chemical Entities of Biological Interest Ontology | LOOM | |
| http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D010836 | Medical Subject Headings | LOOM |