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) |
D03.383.663.283.909.750.249 D03.438.150.909.750.249
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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
- Tocopherol Succinate
- Succinate, Tocopherol
- alpha-Tocopherol Hemisuccinate
- alpha Tocopherol Hemisuccinate
d-alpha Tocopherol- d-alpha Tocopherol
- Tocopherol, d-alpha
- d alpha Tocopherol
- R,R,R-alpha-Tocopherol
alpha-Tocopherol Acetate- alpha-Tocopherol Acetate
- alpha Tocopherol Acetate
- d-alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate
- d alpha Tocopheryl Acetate
- Tocopheryl Acetate
- Tocopherol Acetate
- Acetate, Tocopherol
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Miller RR, Olson BM, Rorick N, Wittingen AL, Bullock M. Embryonic exposure to exogenous alpha- and gamma-tocopherol partially attenuates ethanol-induced changes in brain morphology and brain membrane fatty acid composition. Nutr Neurosci. 2003 Aug; 6(4):201-12.