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α-tocopherol; vitamin e; alpha-tocopherol

Name(s)	α-tocopherol; vitamin e; alpha-tocopherol
Scientific name(s)	vitamin e; alpha-tocopherol; d-alpha-tocopherol; (+)-alpha-tocopherol; 5,7,8-trimethyltocol; aquasol e; tocopherol
Formula	C29H50O2
Molecular mass	430.717
IUPAC name	(2r)-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-[(4r,8r)-4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl]-3,4-dihydrochromen-6-ol
INCHI	InChI=1S/C29H50O2/c1-20(2)12-9-13-21(3)14-10-15-22(4)16-11-18-29(8)19-17-26-25(7)27(30)23(5)24(6)28(26)31-29/h20-22,30H,9-19H2,1-8H3/t21-,22-,29-/m1/s1
SMILE	CC(C)CCC[C@@H](C)CCC[C@@H](C)CCC[C@]1(C)CCC2=C(O1)C(C)=C(C)C(O)=C2C
CAS ID	[59-02-9]; 10191-41-0; 59-02-9
PubChem ID	14985
DrugBank ID	DB00163
CHEBI ID	Not available

Description	Constituent of many vegetable oils such as soya and sunflower oils. Dietary supplement and nutrient. Nutriceutical with anticancer and antioxidant props. Added to fats and oils to prevent rancidity. The naturally-occurring tocopherol is a single stereoisomer; synthetic forms are a mixture of all eight possible isomers_x000D_ _x000D_ Alpha-tocopherol is traditionally recognized as the most active form of vitamin E in humans, and is a powerful biological antioxidant. alpha-Tocopherol is found in many foods, some of which are custard apple, nopal, bitter gourd, and kumquat.

Description

Constituent of many vegetable oils such as soya and sunflower oils. Dietary supplement and nutrient. Nutriceutical with anticancer and antioxidant props. Added to fats and oils to prevent rancidity. The naturally-occurring tocopherol is a single stereoisomer; synthetic forms are a mixture of all eight possible isomers_x000D_ _x000D_ Alpha-tocopherol is traditionally recognized as the most active form of vitamin E in humans, and is a powerful biological antioxidant. alpha-Tocopherol is found in many foods, some of which are custard apple, nopal, bitter gourd, and kumquat.