Phytol: A chlorophyll component with anti-inflammatory and metabolic properties

Peter Olofsson; Malin Hultqvist; Lars I. Hellgren; Rikard Holmdahl

doi:10.1007/978-94-017-8953-0_13

Phytol: A chlorophyll component with anti-inflammatory and metabolic properties

Peter Olofsson, Malin Hultqvist, Lars I. Hellgren, Rikard Holmdahl

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

Abstract

The naturally occurring dipterpene molecule Phytol is an alcohol that can be extracted from the chlorophyll of green plants. Phytol has been studied for decades and has been suggested to have both metabolic properties as well as potent anti-inflammatory effects. Phytol represents a molecule derived by nature with lipid regulating properties, in line with today’s need for new drugs to control for diseases that follow the westernized diet and life style. The beneficial effects of phytol on health is in this chapter presented as one interesting naturally derived component in new natural remedies and functional food products to tackle the rapidly increasing global health problems caused by cardiovascular and chronic inflammatory diseases.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Recent Advances in Redox Active Plant and Microbial Products : From Basic Chemistry to Widespread Applications in Medicine and Agriculture
Editors	Claus Jacob, Gilbert Kirsch, Alan Slusarenko, Paul G. Winyard, Torsten Burkholz
Number of pages	15
Publisher	Springer
Publication date	2014
Pages	345-359
ISBN (Print)	978-94-017-8952-3
ISBN (Electronic)	978-94-017-8953-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8953-0_13
Publication status	Published - 2014

Keywords

Chlorophyll
Inflammatory diseases
Metabolism
Phytol
Reactive oxygen species

Access to Document

10.1007/978-94-017-8953-0_13

OpenUrl availability

Full text

Cite this

Olofsson, P., Hultqvist, M., Hellgren, L. I., & Holmdahl, R. (2014). Phytol: A chlorophyll component with anti-inflammatory and metabolic properties. In C. Jacob, G. Kirsch, A. Slusarenko, P. G. Winyard, & T. Burkholz (Eds.), Recent Advances in Redox Active Plant and Microbial Products: From Basic Chemistry to Widespread Applications in Medicine and Agriculture (pp. 345-359). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8953-0_13

Olofsson, Peter ; Hultqvist, Malin ; Hellgren, Lars I. et al. / Phytol: A chlorophyll component with anti-inflammatory and metabolic properties. Recent Advances in Redox Active Plant and Microbial Products: From Basic Chemistry to Widespread Applications in Medicine and Agriculture. editor / Claus Jacob ; Gilbert Kirsch ; Alan Slusarenko ; Paul G. Winyard ; Torsten Burkholz. Springer, 2014. pp. 345-359

@inbook{2a572ef6bd30476c89a3981f4cadacf3,

title = "Phytol: A chlorophyll component with anti-inflammatory and metabolic properties",

abstract = "The naturally occurring dipterpene molecule Phytol is an alcohol that can be extracted from the chlorophyll of green plants. Phytol has been studied for decades and has been suggested to have both metabolic properties as well as potent anti-inflammatory effects. Phytol represents a molecule derived by nature with lipid regulating properties, in line with today{\textquoteright}s need for new drugs to control for diseases that follow the westernized diet and life style. The beneficial effects of phytol on health is in this chapter presented as one interesting naturally derived component in new natural remedies and functional food products to tackle the rapidly increasing global health problems caused by cardiovascular and chronic inflammatory diseases.",

keywords = "Chlorophyll, Inflammatory diseases, Metabolism, Phytol, Reactive oxygen species",

author = "Peter Olofsson and Malin Hultqvist and Hellgren, {Lars I.} and Rikard Holmdahl",

year = "2014",

doi = "10.1007/978-94-017-8953-0_13",

language = "English",

isbn = " 978-94-017-8952-3",

pages = "345--359",

editor = "Jacob, { Claus} and Gilbert Kirsch and Alan Slusarenko and Winyard, {Paul G.} and Torsten Burkholz",

booktitle = "Recent Advances in Redox Active Plant and Microbial Products",

publisher = "Springer",

}

Olofsson, P, Hultqvist, M, Hellgren, LI & Holmdahl, R 2014, Phytol: A chlorophyll component with anti-inflammatory and metabolic properties. in C Jacob, G Kirsch, A Slusarenko, PG Winyard & T Burkholz (eds), Recent Advances in Redox Active Plant and Microbial Products: From Basic Chemistry to Widespread Applications in Medicine and Agriculture. Springer, pp. 345-359. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8953-0_13

Phytol: A chlorophyll component with anti-inflammatory and metabolic properties. / Olofsson, Peter; Hultqvist, Malin; Hellgren, Lars I. et al.
Recent Advances in Redox Active Plant and Microbial Products: From Basic Chemistry to Widespread Applications in Medicine and Agriculture. ed. / Claus Jacob; Gilbert Kirsch; Alan Slusarenko; Paul G. Winyard; Torsten Burkholz. Springer, 2014. p. 345-359.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

TY - CHAP

T1 - Phytol: A chlorophyll component with anti-inflammatory and metabolic properties

AU - Olofsson, Peter

AU - Hultqvist, Malin

AU - Hellgren, Lars I.

AU - Holmdahl, Rikard

PY - 2014

Y1 - 2014

N2 - The naturally occurring dipterpene molecule Phytol is an alcohol that can be extracted from the chlorophyll of green plants. Phytol has been studied for decades and has been suggested to have both metabolic properties as well as potent anti-inflammatory effects. Phytol represents a molecule derived by nature with lipid regulating properties, in line with today’s need for new drugs to control for diseases that follow the westernized diet and life style. The beneficial effects of phytol on health is in this chapter presented as one interesting naturally derived component in new natural remedies and functional food products to tackle the rapidly increasing global health problems caused by cardiovascular and chronic inflammatory diseases.

AB - The naturally occurring dipterpene molecule Phytol is an alcohol that can be extracted from the chlorophyll of green plants. Phytol has been studied for decades and has been suggested to have both metabolic properties as well as potent anti-inflammatory effects. Phytol represents a molecule derived by nature with lipid regulating properties, in line with today’s need for new drugs to control for diseases that follow the westernized diet and life style. The beneficial effects of phytol on health is in this chapter presented as one interesting naturally derived component in new natural remedies and functional food products to tackle the rapidly increasing global health problems caused by cardiovascular and chronic inflammatory diseases.

KW - Chlorophyll

KW - Inflammatory diseases

KW - Metabolism

KW - Phytol

KW - Reactive oxygen species

U2 - 10.1007/978-94-017-8953-0_13

DO - 10.1007/978-94-017-8953-0_13

M3 - Book chapter

SN - 978-94-017-8952-3

SP - 345

EP - 359

BT - Recent Advances in Redox Active Plant and Microbial Products

A2 - Jacob, Claus

A2 - Kirsch, Gilbert

A2 - Slusarenko, Alan

A2 - Winyard, Paul G.

A2 - Burkholz, Torsten

PB - Springer

ER -

Olofsson P, Hultqvist M, Hellgren LI, Holmdahl R. Phytol: A chlorophyll component with anti-inflammatory and metabolic properties. In Jacob C, Kirsch G, Slusarenko A, Winyard PG, Burkholz T, editors, Recent Advances in Redox Active Plant and Microbial Products: From Basic Chemistry to Widespread Applications in Medicine and Agriculture. Springer. 2014. p. 345-359 doi: 10.1007/978-94-017-8953-0_13

Phytol: A chlorophyll component with anti-inflammatory and metabolic properties

Abstract

Keywords

Access to Document

OpenUrl availability

Fingerprint

Cite this