Let's Learn More About Chlorophyl

Chlorophyl is a class of green pigments contained in higher plants and all other photosynthesizing organisms. There are many kinds of chlorophylls, such as chlorophyll a, b, c and d, as well as bacterial chlorophyll and chlorophyll of the genus Chlorobacterium, etc., and the food-related chlorophylls are mainly the two kinds of chlorophylls a and b in higher plants. The common feature of its structure is that the structure includes a porphyrin ring consisting of four pyrroles, and the four pyrroles are bound to the element magnesium metal. Chlorophyll absorbs most of the red and violet light but reflects green light, so chlorophyll appears green, and it plays a central role in the light absorption of photosynthesis. Chlorophyll is found on the membranes of the cyst-like bodies within the chloroplasts of leaves. Within the chloroplast, chlorophyll can be seen as nestled between the protein layer and a carotenoid lipid with one located next to the chlorophyll phytol chain.When the cell dies, chlorophyll is free from the chloroplast, free chlorophyll is very unstable, light, acid, alkali, oxygen, oxidizing agents, etc. will make it decompose . Chlorophyll is a necessary catalyst for photosynthesis in plants. Chlorophyll a is blue-black crystals, melting point 150-153 ℃, chlorophyll b is dark crystals, melting point 120-130 ℃ . Chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b are soluble in solvents such as ethanol, ether and acetone, insoluble in water, so chlorophyll can be extracted with polar solvents such as acetone, methanol, ethanol, ethyl acetate, etc. . Chlorophyll has anticancer, antibacterial, antioxidant and other effects, can be used in medical, food, cosmetics and other industries.

 

Chlorophyll is a plant pigment that is important for plant photosynthesis. It absorbs ultraviolet rays from sunlight and converts them into energy that can be utilized to promote plant growth and development, the most important of which is chlorophyll.
Chlorophyll absorbs ultraviolet light from sunlight and converts it into energy that can be utilized, thus promoting plant growth and development. Chlorophyll protects plants from the harmful UV rays of sunlight. Chlorophyll inhibits the formation of reactive oxygen species in plants, thus protecting them from antioxidant damage and protecting their health. Chlorophyll is also very effective in that it not only helps plants absorb nutrients and promotes their growth and development, but also inhibits the formation of reactive oxygen species in plants, thus preventing antioxidant damage to plants and protecting their health.

In addition, chlorophyll also has a very important effect, that is, it can inhibit free radicals in the human body, thus helping to prevent cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and other diseases.

Sodium Copper Chlorophylin (sodium coppe chlorophylin) is a dark green powder, which is extracted from natural green plant tissues, such as silkworm dung, clover, alfalfa, bamboo and other plant leaves as raw materials with organic solvents such as acetone, methanol, ethanol, petroleum ether and other organic solvents, replacing the central magnesium ions of chlorophyll with copper ions, and at the same time saponifying it with alkali, removing the methyl group and phytol group after the The carboxyl group formed becomes the disodium salt. Thus, chlorophyll copper sodium salt is a semi-synthetic pigment. Chlorophyll series of pigments similar to its structure and principle of generation, as well as chlorophyll iron sodium salt, chlorophyll zinc sodium salt and so on.

It mainly used in Food Additives, Textiles, Cosmetics, Medical Applications, Photovoltaic Conversion, etc.

 

Food addition

Research on bioactive substances in plant foods has shown that increasing consumption of fruits and vegetables is strongly associated with a decline in cardiovascular disease, cancer, and other diseases. Chlorophyll is one of the naturally occurring bioactive substances, and metalloporphyrins, as chlorophyll derivatives, are one of the most unique of all natural pigments and have a wide range of uses.

For Textiles

In recent years, the negative effects of synthetic dyes used in textile dyeing on human health and the ecological environment have become a growing concern, and the use of non-polluting green natural dyes for textile dyeing has become the research direction of many scholars. Natural dyes that can be dyed green is less, and chlorophyllin copper sodium salt is a food-grade green color pigment, is a natural chlorophyll derivatives, can be extracted chlorophyll after saponification, copper and other reactions, and after the refinement of the metal porphyrin with a high degree of stability, is a dark green powder, slightly metallic luster.

 

For cosmetics

It can be added to cosmetics as a coloring agent. Chlorophyllin copper sodium salt is dark green powder, odorless or slightly odorless. The aqueous solution is transparent emerald green, deepened with the increase of concentration, light and heat resistant, good stability. 1% solution pH is 9.5~10.2, when the pH is below 6.5, precipitation can be produced when encountering calcium. Slightly soluble in ethanol. Easily precipitated in acidic beverages. Light resistance is stronger than chlorophyll, and it decomposes when heated above 110℃. In view of its stability and low toxicity, chlorophyllin copper sodium salt is widely used in cosmetic industry.

 

Medical Applications

Application research in the medical field has a bright future because it has no toxic side effects. When treating wounds, a paste made of chlorophyllin copper sodium salt can accelerate wound healing. It is used as an air freshener in daily life and in clinical practice, especially in anti-cancer and anti-tumor research. Chlorophyllin copper sodium salt has the role of scavenging free radicals, the research is considering the study of adding in cigarette filters, in order to achieve the removal of all kinds of free radicals in the smoke, so as to reduce the harm to the human body.

 

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