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
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obsolete vitamin E deficiencyView Disease →
DOID:4026
Drug Classification
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chromanolView Class →
CHEBI:23229
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t190005
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t190277
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t190294
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alpha-tocopherolView Class →
CHEBI:22470
Important Medical Information
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- Side effects may vary and this list may not be comprehensive.
- Drug interactions may occur with other medications.
Additional Identifiers
- DRON_00010000
- 11256
- core#notation
- CHEBI:33234
- oboInOwl#hasDbXref
- Wikipedia:Vitamin_E
Additional References
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Additional Attributes
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- generic_name
- Vitamin E
- DRON_00010000
- 11256
- oboInOwl#id
- CHEBI:33234
- core#notation
- CHEBI:33234
- oboInOwl#hasDbXref
- Wikipedia:Vitamin_E
- listing_expiration_date
- 20251231
- route
- TOPICAL
- product_type
- HUMAN OTC DRUG
- marketing_category
- OTC MONOGRAPH DRUG
- dosage_form
- LIQUID
- nui
- N0000185367
- pharm_class_pe
- Increased IgG Production [PE]
- pharm_class
- Pollen [CS]
- pharm_class_cs
- Pollen [CS]
- active_ingredient_strength
- 3.1 mg/mL
- pharm_class_epc
- Non-Standardized Pollen Allergenic Extract [EPC]
- application_number
- M016
- marketing_start_date
- 20231220
- package_marketing_start_date
- 20231220
- active_ingredient_name
- TOCOPHERYL RETINOATE
- unii
- 0WN694NBMM
- labeler_name
- Guangzhou Yilong Cosmetics Co.,Ltd.
- manufacturer_name
- Guangzhou Yilong Cosmetics Co.,Ltd.
- brand_name
- GZE Skincare Oil
- brand_name_base
- GZE Skincare Oil
- product_ndc
- 83566-155
- spl_id
- 1a586095-482c-6677-e063-6294a90a60d5
- package_ndc
- 83566-155-01
- package_description
- 125 mL in 1 BOTTLE (83566-155-01)
- spl_set_id
- 16e77fb3-9764-2521-e063-6294a90af879
- oboInOwl#inSubset
- http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/chebi#3_STAR
- RO_0000087
- http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_22586
- chebi#has_functional_parent
- http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_78631
- 22-rdf-syntax-ns#type
- http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
- rdf-schema#range
- https://w3id.org/def/predibionto#has_drug_110648
- rdf-schema#domain
- https://w3id.org/def/predibionto#has_side_effect13586
- owl#annotatedSource
- t190536
- owl#someValuesFrom
- t3533875