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Preferred term

beta-Tocopherol  

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Entry terms

  • 3,4-Dihydro-2,5,8-trimethyl-2-(4,8,12- trimethyltridecyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol

Note

  • deficiency: coordinate BETA-TOCOPHEROL with VITAMIN E DEFICIENCY

Scope note

  • 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 GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL, it also has three methyl groups on the 6-chromanol nucleus but at different sites.

History note

  • 2002; use VITAMIN E 1966-2001

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D024503

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