Uses
Pheophytin a is a chlorophyll that can be isolated from S. vermiculata extracts. Pheophytin a has antioxidant activity with IC50 values of 200.5 and 137.7 μg/mL for SOD, and NO respectively. Pheophytin a has reducing power with an IC50 value of 4.2 μg/mL . Pheophytin a has a cytotoxic effect on the MCF-7 cell line(IC50= 35.9 μg/mL)[1].
Definition
ChEBI: Pheophytin a is a pheophytin. It is a conjugate acid of a pheophytin a(1-).
References
[1] Hamdoon A Mohammed, et al. Formulation of Ethyl Cellulose Microparticles Incorporated Pheophytin A Isolated from Suaeda vermiculata for Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Activities. Molecules. 2019, 24, 8. DOI:
10.3390/molecules24081501
