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phytol

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ID SourceID
PubMed CID145386
SCHEMBL ID22784
MeSH IDM0016825

Synonyms (19)

Synonym
3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadec-2-en-1-ol
phytol ,
3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2-hexadecenol
(e)-3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadec-2-en-1-ol
2-hexadecen-1-ol, 3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-
7541-49-3
123164-54-5
c20h40o
SCHEMBL22784
mfcd00002919
AKOS026676614
3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2-hexadecenyl alcohol
FT-0771556
DTXSID40859291
FT-0775424
2-hexadecen-1-ol, 3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-; 3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2-hexadecen-1-ol; 3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2-hexadecene-1-ol; phytol
(e)-3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2-hexadecen-1-ol
SY316289
SY057287

Research Excerpts

Overview

Phytol is a diterpene alcohol found abundantly in nature as the phytyl side chain of chlorophylls. It has been shown to have several pharmacological properties, particularly in relation to the management of painful inflammatory diseases.

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"Phytol is a diterpene alcohol found abundantly in nature as the phytyl side chain of chlorophylls. "( Evidence of increases of phytol and chlorophyllide by enzymatic dephytylation of chlorophylls in smoothie made from spinach leaves.
Matsuda, H; Mikami, K; Narai-Kanayama, A; Seo, Y; Yokosaka, SI; Yoshino, T, 2023
)
2.66
"Phytol is a diterpene constituent of chlorophyll and has been shown to have several pharmacological properties, particularly in relation to the management of painful inflammatory diseases. "( Phytol, a Chlorophyll Component, Produces Antihyperalgesic, Anti-inflammatory, and Antiarthritic Effects: Possible NFκB Pathway Involvement and Reduced Levels of the Proinflammatory Cytokines TNF-α and IL-6.
Antoniolli, AR; Carvalho, AMS; Coutinho, HDM; Heimfarth, L; Menezes, IRA; Oliveira, FS; Pereira, EWM; Picot, L; Quintans, JSS; Quintans-Júnior, LJ, 2020
)
3.44
"Phytol (PHY) is an acyclic natural diterpene alcohol and a chlorophyll constituent that exhibits several pharmacological effects, such as anticancer, antioxidant, and antimicrobial. "( Phytol anti-inflammatory activity: Pre-clinical assessment and possible mechanism of action elucidation.
Ayatollahi, SA; Islam, MT; Islam, T; Khan, MR; Martins, N; Mubarak, MS; Paul, A; Salehi, B; Sharifi-Rad, J; Sifat, N; Zihad, SMNK, 2020
)
3.44
"Phytol is a diterpene alcohol with demonstrated anticancer effects."( Phytol Down-Regulates Expression of Some Cancer Stem Cell Markers and Decreases Side Population Proportion in Human Embryonic Carcinoma NCCIT Cells.
Sheikhbahaei, M; Soltanian, S; Ziasistani, M, 2021
)
2.79
"Phytol is a side chain of chlorophyll belonging to the side-chain double terpenoid. "( Phytol Promotes the Formation of Slow-Twitch Muscle Fibers through PGC-1α/miRNA but Not Mitochondria Oxidation.
Gao, P; Jiang, Q; Lin, X; Luo, L; Peng, J; Shu, G; Wang, J; Wang, L; Wang, S; Xi, Q; Yang, K; Zhang, Y; Zhou, G; Zhu, X, 2017
)
3.34
"Phytol (PYT) is a diterpene member of the long-chain unsaturated acyclic alcohols. "( Phytol: A review of biomedical activities.
Ahmed, MI; Ali, ES; Apostolov, A; Atanasov, AG; Banach, M; Berindan-Neagoe, I; Billah, MM; Chandra Shill, M; Dey, P; El-Demerdash, A; Gulei, D; Horbańczuk, J; Islam, MA; Islam, MT; Jóźwik, A; Kamal, MA; Karmakar, UK; Khan, IN; Malainer, C; Marchewka, J; Mishra, SK; Mubarak, MS; Nicoletti, F; Pieczynska, MD; Rengasamy, KRR; Shaw, S; Shilpi, JA; Strzałkowska, N; Uddin, SJ; Xiao, J; Yarla, NS; Yele, S; Yeung, AWK; Zengin, G, 2018
)
3.37
"Phytol is a common food additive and nonmutagenic, with satisfactory safety."( Phytol, a diterpene alcohol from chlorophyll, as a drug against neglected tropical disease Schistosomiasis mansoni.
Allegretti, SM; Costa, JP; de Moraes, J; de Oliveira, RN; de Sousa, DP; Freitas, RM; Junior, AL; Pinto, PL, 2014
)
2.57
"Phytol is a diterpene alcohol of medicinal importance and it also has potential to be used as biofuel. "( 2-Methyl-3-buten-2-ol (MBO) synthase expression in Nostoc punctiforme leads to over production of phytols.
Basu, C; Gupta, D; Ip, T; Summers, ML, 2015
)
2.08
"Phytol (PYT) is a diterpenoid having important biological activity. "( Evaluation of toxic, cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of phytol and its nanoemulsion.
Cardoso Silva, SW; da Conceição Machado, K; da Costa Junior, JS; da Mata, AM; da Silva-Junior, AA; de Alencar, MV; de Carvalho Melo-Cavalcante, AA; de Castro E Sousa, JM; Gomes Júnior, AL; Islam, MT; Lins Rolim, HM; Paz, MF; Streck, L, 2017
)
2.14
"Phytol is a branched chain fatty alcohol, which is abundantly present in nature as part of the chlorophyll molecule. "( Identification of fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase in the breakdown of phytol to phytanic acid.
Dacremont, G; Jansen, GA; Rontani, JF; van den Brink, DM; van Miert, JN; Wanders, RJ, 2004
)
2
"Phytol is a branched-chain fatty alcohol that is a naturally occurring precursor of phytanic acid, a fatty acid involved in the pathogenesis of Refsum disease. "( Characterization of the final step in the conversion of phytol into phytanic acid.
Dacremont, G; Rontani, JF; van den Brink, DM; van Miert, JN; Wanders, RJ, 2005
)
2.02
"Phytol is a naturally occurring precursor of phytanic acid. "( Peroxisomal trans-2-enoyl-CoA reductase is involved in phytol degradation.
Ferdinandusse, S; Gloerich, J; Ofman, R; Ruiter, JP; van den Brink, DM; Wanders, RJ, 2006
)
2.02
"Phytol is a branched, long-chain aliphatic alcohol which has various biological effects. "( Phytol is a novel tumor promoter on ICR mouse skin.
Kagoura, M; Matsui, C; Morohashi, M, 1999
)
3.19

Actions

Phytol was found to cause characteristic apoptotic morphological changes and generation of ROS in A549 cells. Phytol induced the increase in PPARalpha-dependent luciferase activity and the degree of in vitro binding of SRC-1 to GST-PPARalpha.

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"Phytol was found to cause characteristic apoptotic morphological changes and generation of ROS in A549 cells."( Phytol induces ROS mediated apoptosis by induction of caspase 9 and 3 through activation of TRAIL, FAS and TNF receptors and inhibits tumor progression factor Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase in lung carcinoma cell line (A549).
Ray, A; Subramanian, RB; Thakkar, SS; Thakkar, VR; Thakor, P, 2017
)
2.62
"Phytol induced the increase in PPARalpha-dependent luciferase activity and the degree of in vitro binding of a coactivator, SRC-1, to GST-PPARalpha."( Phytol directly activates peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARalpha) and regulates gene expression involved in lipid metabolism in PPARalpha-expressing HepG2 hepatocytes.
Ebisu, S; Egawa, K; Fushiki, T; Goto, T; Kato, S; Kawada, T; Moriyama, T; Takahashi, N, 2005
)
2.49

Treatment

phytol inhibited expression of microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) by phosphorylating extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK) Phytol-treated cells had elevated level of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and transient NADH depletion.

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"Upon phytol-treatment in C3H10T1/2 cells, mir-21a and Smad7 levels were increased and decreased, respectively."( An osteoinductive effect of phytol on mouse mesenchymal stem cells (C3H10T1/2) towards osteoblasts.
Abhinandan, R; Akshaya, RL; Balagangadharan, K; Pranavadithya, S; Pranavkrishna, S; Sanjeev, G; Selvamurugan, N; Siddabathuni, N; Sidharthan, DS; Srinivasan, S, 2020
)
1.31
"In phytol-treated cells, elevated level of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and transient NADH depletion were observed."( Phytol has antibacterial property by inducing oxidative stress response in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Lee, DG; Lee, W; Woo, ER, 2016
)
2.39
"Treatment with phytol inhibited the expression of microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) by phosphorylating extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK)."( Phytol suppresses melanogenesis through proteasomal degradation of MITF via the ROS-ERK signaling pathway.
Cho, SK; Ko, GA, 2018
)
2.26

Toxicity

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
" In this study their toxic mechanism of action was compared using an intact cell model."( Toxicity of ozone and nitrogen dioxide to alveolar macrophages: comparative study revealing differences in their mechanism of toxic action.
Alink, GM; Gijbels, MJ; Hempenius, RA; Poelen, MC; Rietjens, IM, 1986
)
0.27

Bioavailability

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" Nanoemulsified PYT (PNE) may readily cross the biological membranes with an increase in bioavailability and produce more toxic, cytotoxic and genotoxic effects in the used test systems."( Evaluation of toxic, cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of phytol and its nanoemulsion.
Cardoso Silva, SW; da Conceição Machado, K; da Costa Junior, JS; da Mata, AM; da Silva-Junior, AA; de Alencar, MV; de Carvalho Melo-Cavalcante, AA; de Castro E Sousa, JM; Gomes Júnior, AL; Islam, MT; Lins Rolim, HM; Paz, MF; Streck, L, 2017
)
0.7
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (326)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-199080 (24.54)18.7374
1990's24 (7.36)18.2507
2000's70 (21.47)29.6817
2010's113 (34.66)24.3611
2020's39 (11.96)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 52.57

According to the monthly volume, diversity, and competition of internet searches for this compound, as well the volume and growth of publications, there is estimated to be very strong demand-to-supply ratio for research on this compound.

MetricThis Compound (vs All)
Research Demand Index52.57 (24.57)
Research Supply Index5.86 (2.92)
Research Growth Index4.84 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index87.16 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index2.00 (0.95)

This Compound (52.57)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials0 (0.00%)5.53%
Reviews17 (4.89%)6.00%
Case Studies8 (2.30%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other323 (92.82%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]