Vitamin E

Vitamin E phenolic hydroxyl groups on the benzene ring by acetylation, ester hydrolysis after phenol hydroxyl tocopherol.

It is often mistaken for vitamin E is tocopherol is wrong.

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Legal Number

(CAS RN) : 10191-41-0

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Molecular

Formula: C₂₉H₅₀O₂

Weight: 430.70

• Four main derivatives by methyl position is divided into alpha, beta, gamma and delta four.
• Tocopherol related compounds bearing triene phenol in substituent and activity is not certain, but the activity of tocopherol will decrease.

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Appearance of physical and chemical properities:

• Have alpha tocopherol classs of bioactive substances.
• T, nature of the communist party of China has eight kinds: alpha beta -T, T, gamma delta T four tocopherol, alpha TT, beta TT, gamma TT, the delta- TT four triene phenol.
• Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamins, soluble in fat and organic solvents such as ethanol.

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Structure:

• Eight forms of fat-soluble vitamins, as an important antioxidant.
• Include tocopherol and triene tocopherol 8 compound of two types, namely alpha, beta, delta tocopherol and alpha, beta, gamma, delta triene tocopherol, alpha tocopherol content
  is the most widely distributed in nature, is the most abundant active highest form of vitamin E.

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Biochemical reactions:

Antioxidant effects of vitamin E is very stable to acid, hot, the base is not stable, if the iron, lead salt or oil rancidity conditions

will accelerate its oxidative damage.

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