Chemicals and Drugs

Tocopherols

A collective name for a group of closely related lipids that contain substitutions on the 2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol nucleus and a long hydrocarbon chain of isoprenoid units. They are antioxidants by virtue of the phenolic hydrogen. Tocopherols react with the most reactive form of oxygen and protect unsaturated fatty acids from oxidation.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A collective name for a group of closely related lipids that contain substitutions on the 2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol nucleus and a long hydrocarbon chain of isoprenoid units. They are antioxidants by virtue of the phenolic hydrogen. Tocopherols react with the most reactive form of oxygen and protect unsaturated fatty acids from oxidation.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C28H48O2
Molecular Weight
416.7 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
1406-66-2
IUPAC Name
2,7,8-trimethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl)-3,4-dihydrochromen-6-ol
InChIKey
QUEDXNHFTDJVIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CC1=C(C=C2CCC(OC2=C1C)(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)C)O
MeSH Unique ID
D024505
Source
PubChem CID 14986

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Pharmacological Action

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Synonyms

77 entry terms
  • Tocopherol
  • Abortosan
  • Antioxidans E-Hevert
  • Aquasol E
  • Auxina E
  • Bio E
  • Biopto-E
  • Biosan
  • Bioweyxin
  • Dal-E
  • Davitamon
  • Dermorelle
  • Detulin
  • E Vitamin E
  • E-Mulsin
  • E-Vicotrat
  • E-Vitamin-Ratiopharm
  • E-ferol
  • EUNOVA Vitamin E
  • Ecoro
  • Elex Verla
  • Embial
  • Ephynal
  • Eplonat
  • Equivit E
  • Eusovit
  • Evion
  • Hydrovit E
  • Lasar
  • Malton E
  • Micorvit E
  • Mowivit Vitamin E
  • Puncto E
  • Richtavit E
  • Sanavitan S
  • Snow-E Muscle, Energy & Feritility
  • Spondyvit
  • Tocolion
  • Tocopa
  • Tocopharm
  • Tocopherol Bayer
  • Tocovital
  • Togasan Vitamin E
  • Unique E
  • Uno-Vit
  • Vibolex
  • Vit E hydrosol
  • Vit. E Stada
  • Vita-E
  • Vita-Plus E
  • Vitagutt Vitamin E
  • Vitamin E AL
  • Vitamin E Natur
  • Vitamin E Sanum
  • Vitamin E Suspension
  • Vitamin E-mp
  • Vitamin-E Dragees
  • Vitamin-E EVI-MIRALE
  • Vitamine E GNR
  • Vitazell
  • Dal E
  • E Mulsin
  • E Vicotrat
  • Uno Vit
  • UnoVit
  • Vita E
  • Vita Plus E
  • VitaE
  • VitaPlus E
  • Vitamin E Dragees
  • Vitamin E EVI MIRALE
  • Vitamin E mp
  • Vitamin E, Mowivit
  • Vitamin E, Togasan
  • Vitamin E, Vitagutt
  • Vitamin Emp
  • VitaminE EVIMIRALE

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24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

deficiency: coordinate TOCOPHEROLS with VITAMIN E DEFICIENCY

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History Note

2002; use VITAMIN E 1966-2001

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Previous Indexing

  • Vitamin E (1963-2001)

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Tree Numbers

  1. D03w.383.663.283.909w.750w
  2. D03w.633.100.150.909w.750w

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NLM Classification

QU 179

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Tocopherols. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D024505. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D024505
  2. Tocopherols. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tocopherol
  3. Tocopherols. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q910277
  4. Tocopherols. In: PubChem Compound. CID 14986. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/14986