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vitamin E

CHEBI:CHEBI_33234

Definition

Any member of a group of fat-soluble chromanols that exhibit biological activity against vitamin E deficiency. The vitamers in this class consists of a chroman-6-ol core which is substituted at position 2 by a methyl group and (also at position 2) either a saturated or a triply-unsaturated hydrocarbon chain consisting of three isoprenoid units. The major function of vitamin E is to act as a natural antioxidant by scavenging free radicals and molecular oxygen.

Alternative Names

  • vitamin E
  • vitamin E vitamer
  • vitamin E vitamers
  • vitamin-E
  • vitamins E

Treatment Applications

Drug Classification

Important Medical Information

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Additional Identifiers

DRON_00010000
11256
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Additional References

Wikipedia:Vitamin_E

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