Description
Phytol isolated from the leaves of Black tea. It attenuates the inflammatory response by inhibiting neutrophil migration, which is partly caused by reduction in IL-1β and TNF-α levels and oxidative stress.
Synonyms
(2E,7R,11R)-3,7,11,15-Tetramethyl-2-hexadecen-1-ol; 2-Hexadecen-1-ol, 3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-, [R-[R*,R*-(E)]]-; (7R,11R,2E)-Phytol; (7R,11R,E)-3,7,11,15-Tetramethylhexadec-2-en-1-ol; (E)-Phytol; (E,R,R)-Phytol; trans-Phytol; 2-Hexadecen-1-ol, 3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-, (2E,7R,11R)-
IUPAC Name
(E,7R,11R)-3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadec-2-en-1-ol
Molecular Formula
C20H40O
Canonical SMILES
OCC=C(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)C
InChI
InChI=1S/C20H40O/c1-17(2)9-6-10-18(3)11-7-12-19(4)13-8-14-20(5)15-16-21/h15,17-19,21H,6-14,16H2,1-5H3/b20-15+/t18-,19-/m1/s1
InChIKey
BOTWFXYSPFMFNR-PYDDKJGSSA-N
Solubility
Soluble in Chloroform, Methanol (Sparingly), Water
Appearance
Light Yellow to Yellow Oily Matter
Application
antimycobacterial; anti-tumor; anti-cancer ;anxiolytic activities.
Refractive Index
1.461-1.469