α-tocopherol
Alternative Name(s)
- (+)-a-Tocopherol
- (+)-alpha-Tocopherol
- (2R)-3,4-Dihydro-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-[(4R,8R)-4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl]-2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol
- (2R,4'R,8'R)-a-Tocopherol
- (2R,4'R,8'R)-alpha-Tocopherol
- (R,R,R)-a-Tocopherol
- (R,R,R)-alpha-Tocopherol
- 5,7,8-Trimethyltocol
- a-D-Tocopherol
- a-Tocopherol
- alpha-delta-Tocopherol
- alpha-Tocopherol
- D-alpha-Tocopherol
- delta-alpha-Tocopherol
- Denamone
- Eprolin
- Phytogermin
- Phytogermine
- RRR-alpha-tocopherol
- RRR-alpha-tocopheryl
- Vitamin E
- Vitamin Ea
IUPAC Name – (2R)-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-[(4R,8R)-4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl]-3,4-dihydrochromen-6-ol
Empirical Formula – C29H50O2
Molecular Weight – 430.72
Exact Mass – 430.38
Elemental Analysis – C, 80.87; H, 11.70; O, 7.43
Concentration analysis (mg/kg)
MeSH classification
Naturally occurring or synthetic substances that inhibit or retard the oxidation of a substance to which it is added. They counteract the harmful and damaging effects of oxidation in animal tissues.
Organic substances that are required in small amounts for maintenance and growth, but which cannot be manufactured by the human body.
External Links
- ChEBI ID - 22470
- PubChem CID - 14985
- HMDB - HMDB01893
- LIPID MAPS - LMPR02020001
Classification
- Category - Prenol lipids
- Main class - Quinones and hydroquinones
- Sub-class - Vitamin E
References
- Poerschmann, J., B. Weiner, and I. Baskyr, Organic compounds in olive mill wastewater and in solutions resulting from hydrothermal carbonization of the wastewater. Chemosphere, 2013. 92(11): p. 1472-82.
- Anniva, C., et al., Pheophytin α degradation products as useful indices in the quality control of virgin olive oil. Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 2006. 83(4): p. 371-375.