"alpha-Tocopherol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A natural tocopherol and one of the most potent antioxidant tocopherols. It exhibits antioxidant activity by virtue of the phenolic hydrogen on the 2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol nucleus. It has four methyl groups on the 6-chromanol nucleus. The natural d form of alpha-tocopherol is more active than its synthetic dl-alpha-tocopherol racemic mixture.
| Descriptor ID |
D024502
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.663.283.909.750.249 D03.633.100.150.909.750.249
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| Concept/Terms |
alpha-Tocopherol- alpha-Tocopherol
- alpha Tocopherol
- 3,4-Dihydro-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol
alpha-Tocopherol Acetate- alpha-Tocopherol Acetate
- alpha Tocopherol Acetate
- Tocopheryl Acetate
- Tocopherol Acetate
- Acetate, Tocopherol
alpha-Tocopherol Succinate- alpha-Tocopherol Succinate
- alpha Tocopherol Succinate
- Tocopherol Succinate
- Succinate, Tocopherol
- alpha-Tocopherol Hemisuccinate
- alpha Tocopherol Hemisuccinate
d-alpha Tocopherol- d-alpha Tocopherol
- Tocopherol, d-alpha
- d alpha Tocopherol
- R,R,R-alpha-Tocopherol
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Below are the most recent publications written about "alpha-Tocopherol" by people in Profiles.
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Persistence of Antibody to Influenza A/H5N1 Vaccine Virus: Impact of AS03 Adjuvant. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2016 01; 23(1):73-7.
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Effect of Varying Doses of a Monovalent H7N9 Influenza Vaccine With and Without AS03 and MF59 Adjuvants on Immune Response: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2015 Jul 21; 314(3):237-46.
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Interaction of vitamin E and exercise training on oxidative stress and antioxidant enzyme activities in rat skeletal muscles. J Nutr Biochem. 2007 Jan; 18(1):39-45.