Phytol is an acyclic diterpene alcohol that can be used as a precursor for the manufacture of synthetic forms of vitamin E and vitamin K1. In ruminants, the gut fermentation of ingested plant materials liberates phytol, a constituent of chlorophyll, which is then converted to phytanic acid and stored in fats. In shark liver it yields pristane.
Refsum disease, an autosomal recessive disorder that results in the accumulation of large stores of phytanic acid in tissues, frequently manifests peripheral ...
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