| Bioactivity | rel-α-Vitamin E (rel-D-α-Tocopherol) is a vitamin with antioxidant properties and also a mixture[1]. | ||||||||||||
| Invitro | Vitamin E is a lipid-soluble, chain-breaking type of antioxidant present in human blood. Vitamin E works as a free radical scavenger and has the primary function of destroying peroxyl radicals. Thus, it protects long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (e.g., cell membranes or low-density lipoprotein cholesterol) from oxidation or destruction. Its association with vitamin C is of great pathophysiological importance, because inhibition of lipid peroxidation by α-tocopherol occurs through its conversion into an oxidized α-tocopheroxyl radical, which in turn is regenerated to α-tocopherol through reduction by redox-active reagents[1].α-Tocopherol can inhibit the recruitment of lymphocytes and eosinophils[1]. | ||||||||||||
| Name | rel-α-Vitamin E | ||||||||||||
| CAS | 2074-53-5 | ||||||||||||
| Formula | C29H50O2 | ||||||||||||
| Molar Mass | 430.71 | ||||||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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