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Preferred term

gamma-Tocopherol  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A natural tocopherol with less antioxidant activity than ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL. It exhibits antioxidant activity by virtue of the phenolic hydrogen on the 2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol nucleus. As in BETA-TOCOPHEROL, it also has three methyl groups on the 6-chromanol nucleus but at different sites.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 3,4-Dihydro-2,7,8-trimethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol
  • 8EF1Z1238F

Pharmacological Action(s)

In other languages

  • French

  • 2,7,8-Triméthyl-2-(4,8,12-triméthyltridécyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromén-6-ol
  • 8EF1Z1238F

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-T78WJKFZ-J

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