1) Antioxidant 2) Cosmetics chemical 3) Fat-soluble vitamin 4) Food antioxidant 5) Vitamin e 6) Vitamin E
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Tocopherols (or TCP) are a class of organic chemical compounds (more precisely, various methylated phenols), many of which have vitamin E activity. Because the vitamin activity was first identified in 1936 from a dietary fertility factor in rats, it was given the name `tocopherol` from the Greek words `τόκος` [tókos, birth], and `φέρ...
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(from the article `vitamin E`) ...Vitamin E, first recognized in 1922, was first obtained in a pure form in 1936; it was identified chemically in 1938. A number of similar ...
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Any of the four forms (alpha-, beta-, delta- or gamma-) of Vitamin E, an antioxidant added to soaps and lotions as an emollient due to its moisturizing properties. Alpha-tocopherol has greatest amount of vitamin E.
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1. Name given to vitamin E by its discoverer, but now a generic term for vitamin E and compounds chemically related to it, with or without biological activity; similar in chemical structure and properties to vitamins K and coenzyme Q. ... 2. A methylated tocol or methylated tocotrienol. ... Mixed tocopherols concentrate, a source of vitamin E, obta...
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(to-kof´әr-ol) an alcohol isolated from wheat germ oil or produced synthetically; it has the properties of vitamin E. In other animals it is needed in the diet to ensure reproduction, but its role in humans is unclear. alpha tocopherol a tocopherol isomer that is the most prevalent ...
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(= a-tocopherol; vitamin E) Protects unsaturated membrane lipids from oxidation and may prevent free-radical damage.
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(T) Type: Term Pronunciation: tō-kof′ĕr-ol Definitions: 1. Name given to vitamin E by its discoverer, but now a generic term for vitamin E and compounds chemically related to it, with or without biologic activity; similar in chemical structure and properties to vitamins K and coenzyme Q. 2. A methylated tocol or methylated to...
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Tocopherol is another name for the fat-soluble vitamin E, which aids in the skin reproduction process.
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tocopherol, tokopherol 1. Any one of several related substances, occurring naturally in certain oils and also prepared by synthesis, that have vitamin E activity.2. Any of the alcohols that make up dietary vitamin E; found in such foods as wheat germ oil, cottonseed oil, lettuce, spinach, and egg yolks.
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Fat-soluble chemical found in vegetable oils. Deficiency of tocopherol leads to multiple adverse effects on health. In rats, vitamin E deficiency has been shown to cause sterility
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Tocopherol is another name for the fat-soluble vitamin E, which aids in the skin reproduction process.
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Vitamin E, either natural or synthetic. Has antioxidant properties.
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