CHEBI:22470 - α-tocopherol

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ChEBI Name α-tocopherol
ChEBI ID CHEBI:22470
ChEBI ASCII Name alpha-tocopherol
Definition A tocopherol that is chroman-6-ol substituted by methyl groups at positions 2, 5, 7 and 8 and a 4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl group at position 2.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): food antioxidant
An antioxidant that used as a food additives to help guard against food deterioration.
antioxidant
A substance that opposes oxidation or inhibits reactions brought about by dioxygen or peroxides.
(via tocol )
(via vitamin E )
Biological Role(s): plant metabolite
Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
food antioxidant
An antioxidant that used as a food additives to help guard against food deterioration.
fat-soluble vitamin (role)
Any vitamin that dissolves in fats and are stored in body tissues. Unlike the water-soluble vitamins, they are stored in the body for long periods of time and generally pose a greater risk for toxicity when consumed in excess.
(via vitamin E )
Application(s): food antioxidant
An antioxidant that used as a food additives to help guard against food deterioration.
Related Structures
α-tocopherol is a Structural Derivative of
chroman-6-ol
Mass : 150.17450
Formula : C9H10O2
78631 		chroman-6-ol
Mass : 150.17450
Formula : C9H10O2
78631
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