alphatocopherol

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alphatocopherol

Vitamin E.

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Effect of high-dose alphatocopherol supplementation on biomarkers of oxidative stress and inflammation and carotid atherosclerosis in patients with coronary artery disease.

Grape extract improves antioxidant status and physical performance in elite male athletes

Ronotec 202 liquid USP alphatocopherol (vitamin E) provides good processing and color stability.

Antioxidants

The majority of inhibitors that naturally occur in many edible plants are phenols, aromatic isothiocyanates, coumarins, flavones, diterpenes, retinoids, ascorbic acid, alphatocopherol, selenium salts and plant sterols.

Plant extracts as modulators of genotoxic effects

When nutrition researchers at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas gave volunteers daily does of 800 international units (IUs) of alphatocopherol, commonly known as vitamin E, they discovered that the oxidation rate of low-density lipoproteins (LDL) was reduced by half.

Researchers discover vitamin E slows atherosclerosis

For example, ascorbic acid is another name for vitamin C; alphatocopherol is another name for vitamin E; and beta-carotene is a source of vitamin A.

Food additives

Penetration and distribution of alphatocopherol, alpha- or gamma-tocotrienols applied individually onto murine skin.