tocopherol

IPA: toʊkʌfˈɛrʌɫ

(biochemistry) Any of several isomers of the principal component of vitamin E, each containing a chromanol ring and an isoprene side-chain.

Examples of "tocopherol" in Sentences

Alpha tocopherol transfer protein.
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Trial of d alpha tocopherol in Huntington's disease.
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It is the ester of acetic acid and tocopherol vitamin E .
Alpha tocopherol is a molecule with three asymmetric centers.
The esters are hydrolysed in the gut, releasing the free tocopherol.
Samples are stabilized by the addition of alkylphenols or tocopherol.
RSR alpha tocopherol and RRR alpha tocopherol are mirror images of each other.
It is interesting that the depletion of alpha tocopherol from the medium during the uptake phase was always greater than that of gamma tocopherol yet the cellular uptake of gamma tocopherol was always greater than that of alpha tocopherol.