Details of Metabolite

General Information of MET (ID: META00825)
Name Phytol
Synonyms   Click to Show/Hide Synonyms of This Metabolite
(2E,7R,11R)-3,7,11,15-Tetramethyl-2-hexadecen-1-ol; (e)-Phytol; 3,7,11,15-Tetramethylhexadec-2-en-1-ol; trans-Phytol
Source Endogenous;Prenol lipids;Food;Cosmetic;Food additives;TCM Ingredients
Structure Type   Diterpenoids  (Click to Show/Hide the Complete Structure Type Hierarchy)
Lipids and lipid-like molecules
Prenol lipids
Diterpenoids
PubChem CID
5280435
HMDB ID
HMDB0002019
Formula
C20H40O
Structure
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3D MOL 2D MOL
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KEGG ID
C01389
ChEBI ID
17327
FooDB ID
FDB014472
ChemSpider ID
4444094
METLIN ID
391
Physicochemical Properties Molecular Weight 296.5 Topological Polar Surface Area 20.2
XlogP 8.2 Complexity 255
Heavy Atom Count 21 Rotatable Bond Count 13
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count 1 Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count 1
Function
Phytol is a natural linear diterpene alcohol which is used in the preparation of vitamins E and K1. It is also a decomposition product of chlorophyll. It is an oily liquid that is nearly insoluble in water, but soluble in most organic solvents. -- Wikipedia.
Regulatory Network
Full List of Protein(s) Regulating This Metabolite
      Transcription factor (TF)
            R2R3-MYB (AN2) Click to Show/Hide the Full List of Regulating Pair(s):   1 Pair(s)
               Detailed Information Protein   Info click to show the details of this protein
               Regulating Pair Experim Info click to show the details of experiment for validating this pair [1]
                      Introduced Variation Overexpression of AN2
                      Induced Change Phytol concentration: increase (FC = 3.58)
                      Summary Introduced Variation         Induced Change 
                      Disease Status Healthy individual
                      Details It is reported that overexpression of AN2 leads to the increase of phytol levels compared with control group.
References
1 Comprehensive Influences of Overexpression of a MYB Transcriptor Regulating Anthocyanin Biosynthesis on Transcriptome and Metabolome of Tobacco Leaves. Int J Mol Sci. 2019 Oct 16;20(20):5123.

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