Tocopherol
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tocopherol-180-18662234
title:
Tocopherol
text:
Tocopherols 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 pregnancy', with the ending -ol signifying its status as a chemical alcohol. α-Tocopherol is the main source found in supplements and in the European diet, where t
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Antioxidant compounds with vitamin E activity
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tocopherol
date created:
2002-05-29T18:45:16Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T22:21:42Z
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