Tocopherols and tocotrienols as vitamin E
Journal Title: CHEMIK nauka-technika-rynek - Year 2014, Vol 68, Issue 7
Abstract
The term vitamin E denotes a group of organic chemical compounds exhibiting similar physiological activity. There are eight naturally occurring homologues including α-, β-, γ-, - tocopherols and their counterparts in the forms of α-, β-, γ-, - tocotrienols. A common characteristics of all these compounds is the presence of a 6-chromanol ring and an isoprenoid side chain. This article discusses the structure and chemical properties of the substances which make vitamin E one of the strongest and most effective antioxidants.
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A Zielińska, I Nowak
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