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.

Annotation

deficiency: coordinate ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL with VITAMIN E DEFICIENCY

DUI

D024502 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0370590

Previous indexing

Vitamin E (1965-2001)

History note

2002; use VITAMIN E 1966-2001; for ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL SUCCINATE use VITAMIN E 1982-2007; for TOCOPHEROL ACETATE, D-ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL ACETATE, and TOCOPHEROL SUCCINATE use TOCOPHEROLS 2008-2013

Public note

2002; see VITAMIN E 1966-2001; ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL SUCCINATE was indexed under VITAMIN E 1985-2008; ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL ACETATE was indexed under ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 1980-2008, for TOCOPHEROL ACETATE, D-ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL ACETATE, and TOCOPHEROL SUCCINATE see TOCOPHEROLS 2008-2013