beta-Tocopherol [beta-tokoferol]
topical
- Terms
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3,4-Dihydro-2,5,8-trimethyl-2-(4,8,12- trimethyltridecyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol
Persistent link
https://www.medvik.cz/link/D024503
Definition
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.
- Annotation
- deficiency: coordinate BETA-TOCOPHEROL with VITAMIN E DEFICIENCY
- DUI
- D024503 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0022800
- Previous indexing
- Vitamin E (1971-2001)
- History note
- 2002; use VITAMIN E 1966-2001
- Public note
- 2002; see VITAMIN E 1966-2001
Allowable subheadings
- AD
- administration & dosage
- AE
- adverse effects
- AG
- agonists
- AA
- analogs & derivatives
- AN
- analysis
- AI
- antagonists & inhibitors
- BL
- blood
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid
- CS
- chemical synthesis
- CH
- chemistry
- CL
- classification
- EC
- economics
- HI
- history
- IM
- immunology
- IP
- isolation & purification
- ME
- metabolism
- PK
- pharmacokinetics
- PD
- pharmacology
- PO
- poisoning
- RE
- radiation effects
- ST
- standards
- SD
- supply & distribution
- TU
- therapeutic use
- TO
- toxicity
- UR
- urine
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Occurrences in Medvik records
D
Chemicals and Drugs
D03.383.663.283.909.750.374
beta-Tocopherol
D03.633.100.150.909.750.374
beta-Tocopherol