DESCRIPTION

Chlorophyllins, Copper Complexes Sodium and Potassium Salts is obtained by the addition of copper to chlorophyll by the saponification process. Chlorophyll is extracted from grass, lucerne, nettle, and other plant material, using any one or a combination of the following solvents: acetone, dichloromethane, methanol, ethanol, isopropyl alcohol, and hexane. Saponification removes the methyl and cyclophytol ester groups and may partially cleave the pentenyl ring; after the addition of copper to the purified chlorophyllins, the acid groups are neutralized to form the salts of potassium and/or sodium. The commercial products may be dark green aqueous solutions or dark green to dark blue dried powders.