 alpha-Tocopherol
"alpha-Tocopherol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A natural tocopherol and one of the most potent antioxidant tocopherols. It exhibits antioxidant activity by virtue of the phenolic hydrogen on the 2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol nucleus. It has four methyl groups on the 6-chromanol nucleus. The natural d form of alpha-tocopherol is more active than its synthetic dl-alpha-tocopherol racemic mixture.
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D024502
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.438.150.909.750.249 D03.830.219.909.750.249
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| Concept/Terms |
alpha-Tocopherol- alpha-Tocopherol
- alpha Tocopherol
- 3,4-Dihydro-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol
alpha-Tocopherol Succinate- alpha-Tocopherol Succinate
- alpha Tocopherol Succinate
- alpha-Tocopherol Hemisuccinate
- alpha Tocopherol Hemisuccinate
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Below are the most recent publications written about "alpha-Tocopherol" by people in Profiles.
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Davidson MH, Bechtel DH. Assessment of the effect of esterified propoxylated glycerol (EPG) on the status of fat-soluble vitamins and select water-soluble nutrients following dietary administration to humans for 8 weeks. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. 2014 Dec; 70 Suppl 2:S143-57.
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Argos M, Rahman M, Parvez F, Dignam J, Islam T, Quasem I, K Hore S, T Haider A, Hossain Z, I Patwary T, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Sarwar G, La Porte P, Harjes J, Anton K, Kibriya MG, Jasmine F, Khan R, Kamal M, Shea CR, Yunus M, Baron JA, Ahsan H. Baseline comorbidities in a skin cancer prevention trial in Bangladesh. Eur J Clin Invest. 2013 Jun; 43(6):579-88.
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Foote JA, Ranger-Moore JR, Einspahr JG, Saboda K, Kenyon J, Warneke J, Miller RC, Goldman R, Xu MJ, Roe DJ, Alberts DS. Chemoprevention of human actinic keratoses by topical DL-alpha-tocopherol. Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2009 Apr; 2(4):394-400.
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Tao Y, Chen H, Tian NN, Huo DT, Li G, Zhang YH, Liu Y, Fang FG, Ding JP, Zhang XR. Effects of L-ascorbic acid, alpha-tocopherol and co-culture on in vitro developmental potential of porcine cumulus cells free oocytes. Reprod Domest Anim. 2010 Feb; 45(1):19-25.
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Ralat LA, Colman RF. Identification of tyrosine 79 in the tocopherol binding site of glutathione S-transferase pi. Biochemistry. 2006 Oct 17; 45(41):12491-9.
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Parker RS, Sontag TJ, Swanson JE, McCormick CC. Discovery, characterization, and significance of the cytochrome P450 omega-hydroxylase pathway of vitamin E catabolism. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2004 Dec; 1031:13-21.
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