Alpha-Tocotrienol
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α-Tocotrienol is one of the chemical compounds that is considered vitamin E
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See the main article tocotrienol
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Vitamin E
Vitamin E is used to refer to a group of fat-soluble compounds that include both tocopherols and tocotrienols. There are many different forms of vitamin E, of which γ-tocopherol is the most common in the North American diet. γ-Tocopherol can be found in corn oil, soybean oil, margarine and dressings...
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See the main article tocotrienol
Tocotrienol
Tocotrienols are members of the vitamin E family. An essential nutrient for the body, vitamin E is made up of four tocopherols and four tocotrienols . The slight difference between tocotrienols and tocopherols lie in the unsaturated side chain having three double bonds in its farnesyl isoprenoid...
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See also
- beta-Tocotrienol
- gamma-Tocotrienol
- delta-Tocotrienol