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Shubhangi Jain
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Posted 4 year ago
Shubhangi Jain 
What is the chemical name of Vitamin E?
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Shanaya
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Posted 4 year ago Shanaya

Vitamin E is the term used for the eight related forms named tocopherols and tocotrienols. Each vitamin E form has its own biological activity but the name of the most active form is alpha-tocopherol (α-tocopherol) which natural configuration is 2R,4'R,8'R. The primary function of vitamin E is as an antioxidant.
Nikku Yadav
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Posted 4 year ago Nikku Yadav

Vitamin E” is the collective name for a group of fat-soluble compounds with distinctive antioxidant activities [ 1 ]. Naturally occurring vitamin E exists in eight chemical forms (alpha-, beta-, gamma-, and delta-tocopherol and alpha-, beta-, gamma-, and delta-tocotrienol) that have varying levels of biological activity
PREETI SHARMA
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Posted 4 year ago PREETI SHARMA

Vitamin E is the term used for the eight related forms named tocopherols and tocotrienols. Each vitamin E form has its own biological activity but the name of the most active form is alpha-tocopherol (α-tocopherol) which natural confi...