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2. Tocotrienol - Wikipedia

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   Vitamin E was named "tocopherol" (from the Greek words tokos, meaning childbirth, and phero, meaning to bring forth) due to its presumed role in aiding conception. Subsequent research identified eight molecules in the vitamin E family, divided into tocopherols and tocotrienols: alpha, beta, delta, and gamma forms. [18]

3. Vitamin E - Wikipedia

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   Vitamin E is a group of eight compounds related in molecular structure that includes four tocopherols and four tocotrienols. The tocopherols function as fat-soluble antioxidants which may help protect cell membranes from reactive oxygen species. Vitamin E is classified as an essential nutrient for humans.

4. Tocopherol - Wikipedia

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   Tocopherols (/ t oʊ ˈ k ɒ f ə ˌ r ɒ l /; [1] TCP) are a class of organic compounds comprising various methylated phenols, many of which have vitamin E activity. Because the vitamin activity was first identified in 1936 from a dietary fertility factor in rats, it was named tocopherol, from Greek τόκος tókos 'birth' and φέρειν phérein 'to bear or carry', that is 'to carry a ...

5. What Dermatologists Want You to Know About Vitamin E Oil for Skin

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   For those looking to take a vitamin E supplement or ensure they are reaching the correct amount, Dr. Luke notes that the recommended daily amount of vitamin E is 15 mg/day of α-tocopherol.

6. α-Tocopherol - Wikipedia

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   α-Tocopherol (alpha-tocopherol) is a type of vitamin E.Its E number is "E307". Vitamin E exists in eight different forms, four tocopherols and four tocotrienols.All feature a chromane ring, with a hydroxyl group that can donate a hydrogen atom to reduce free radicals and a hydrophobic side chain, along with an aromatic ring is situated near the carbonyls in the fatty acyl chains of the ...

7. γ-Tocotrienol - Wikipedia

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   γ-Tocotrienol is one of the four types of tocotrienol, a type of vitamin E. [1] [2] Vitamin E exists in nature in eight forms, each of which consists of a head section joined to either a saturated or an unsaturated tail. The four compounds with the saturated tails are the tocopherols, and the four compounds with the unsaturated tails are the ...