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Vitamin E  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A generic descriptor for all TOCOPHEROLS and TOCOTRIENOLS that exhibit ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL activity. By virtue of the phenolic hydrogen on the 2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol nucleus, these compounds exhibit varying degree of antioxidant activity, depending on the site and number of methyl groups and the type of ISOPRENOIDS.

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  • 1406-18-4

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-C2KK5M0N-F

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