Synonym: (R,R,R)--Tocopherol, 7,8-Dimethyltocol
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C28H48O2
Molecular Weight: 416.68
CAS Number: 54-28-4
assay
96% (HPLC) | |
storage temp. | 2-8°C |
Gene Information | human ... HMGCR(3156) |
5, 25, 100 mg in glass bottle
Tocopherols (TCP) (vitamin E) are a series (, , and ) of chiral organic molecules that vary in their degree of methylation of the phenol moiety of the chromanol ring. Tocopherols are lipid soluble antioxidants that protect cell membranes from oxidative damage. -Tocopherol is the form of tocopherol preferentially absorbed by homo sapiens. Various isofroms and analogues of tocopherol have opposing and differentiated regulatory activities in vivo.