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?-Tocopherol^[1]
Names
	IUPAC name (2R)-2,5,7,8-Tetramethyl-2-[(4R,8R)-(4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl)]chroman-6-ol
Identifiers
CAS Number	59-02-9 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image; Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:18145 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL47 ;
ChemSpider	14265 ;
DrugBank	DB00163 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.000.375
EC Number	200-412-2;
E number	E307a (antioxidants, ...)
PubChem CID	14985;
UNII	N9PR3490H9 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID0026339 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C29H50O2/c1-20(2)12-9-13-21(3)14-10-15-22(4)16-11-18-29(8)19-17-26-25(7)27(30)23(5)24(6)28(26)31-29/h20-22,30H,9-19H2,1-8H3/t21-,22-,29-/m1/s1 Key: GVJHHUAWPYXKBD-IEOSBIPESA-N ; InChI=1/C29H50O2/c1-20(2)12-9-13-21(3)14-10-15-22(4)16-11-18-29(8)19-17-26-25(7)27(30)23(5)24(6)28(26)31-29/h20-22,30H,9-19H2,1-8H3/t21-,22-,29-/m1/s1 Key: GVJHHUAWPYXKBD-IEOSBIPEBS;
	SMILES Oc2c(c(c1O[C@](CCc1c2C)(C)CCC[C@H](C)CCC[C@H](C)CCCC(C)C)C)C; Cc1c(c2c(c(c1O)C)CC[C@@](O2)(C)CCC[C@H](C)CCC[C@H](C)CCCC(C)C)C;
Properties
Chemical formula	C29H50O2
Molar mass	430.71 g/mol
Appearance	yellow-brown viscous liquid
Density	0.950 g/cm3
Melting point	2.5 to 3.5 °C (36.5 to 38.3 °F; 275.6 to 276.6 K)
Boiling point	200 to 220 °C (392 to 428 °F; 473 to 493 K) at 0.1 mmHg
Pharmacology
ATC code	A11HA03 (WHO)
Hazards
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)	1 1 0
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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	Infobox references

?-Tocopherol is a type of vitamin E. It has E number "E307". Vitamin E exists in eight different forms, four tocopherols and four tocotrienols. All feature a chromane ring, with a hydroxyl group that can donate a hydrogen atom to reduce free radicals and a hydrophobic side chain which allows for penetration into biological membranes. Compared to the others, ?-tocopherol is preferentially absorbed and accumulated in humans.

Vitamin E is found in a variety of tissues, being lipid-soluble, and taken up by the body in a wide variety of ways. The most prevalent form, ?-tocopherol, is involved in molecular, cellular, biochemical processes closely related to overall lipoprotein and lipid homeostasis. Ongoing research is believed to be "critical for manipulation of vitamin E homeostasis in a variety of oxidative stress-related disease conditions in humans."^[2] One of these disease conditions is the ?-tocopherol role in the use by malaria parasites to protect themselves from the highly oxidative environment in erythrocytes.^[3]

Stereoisomers

?-Tocopherol has three stereocenters, so it is a chiral molecule.^[4] The eight stereoisomers of ?-tocopherol differ in the configuration of these stereocenters. RRR-?-tocopherol is the natural one.^[5] The older name of RRR-?-tocopherol is d-?-tocopherol, but this d/l naming should be no longer used, because whether l-?-tocopherol should mean SSS enantiomer or the SRR diastereomer is not clear, from historical reasons. The SRR may be named 2-epi-?-tocopherol, the diastereomeric mixture of RRR-?-tocopherol and 2-epi-?-tocopherol may be called 2-ambo-?-tocopherol (formerly named dl-?-tocopherol). The mixture of all eight diastereomers is called all-rac-?-tocopherol^[6]

One IU of tocopherol is defined as 2/3 milligram of RRR-?-tocopherol (formerly named d-?-tocopherol). 1 IU is also defined as 0.9 mg of an equal mix of the eight stereoisomers, which is a racemic mixture, all-rac-?-tocopheryl acetate. This mix of stereoisomers is often called dl-?-tocopheryl acetate.^[7] Starting with May 2016, the IU unit is made obsolete, such that 1 mg of "Vitamin E" is 1 mg of d-alpha-tocopherol or 2 mg of dl-alpha-tocopherol.^[8]

References

^ Merck Index, 11th Edition, 9931.
^ Rigotti A (2007). "Absorption, transport, and tissue delivery of vitamin E". Molecular Aspects of Medicine. 28 (5-6): 423-36. doi:10.1016/j.mam.2007.01.002. PMID 17320165.
^ Shichiri M, Ishida N, Hagihara Y, Yoshida Y, Kume A, Suzuki H (2019). "Probucol induces the generation of lipid peroxidation products in erythrocytes and plasma of male cynomolgus macaques". Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition. 64 (2): 129-142. doi:10.3164/jcbn.18-7. PMC 6436040. PMID 30936625.
^ Jensen SK, Lauridsen C (2007). "Alpha-tocopherol stereoisomers". Vitamins and Hormones. 76: 281-308. doi:10.1016/S0083-6729(07)76010-7. PMID 17628178.
^ Brigelius-Flohé R, Traber MG (July 1999). "Vitamin E: function and metabolism". FASEB Journal. 13 (10): 1145-55. doi:10.1096/fasebj.13.10.1145. PMID 10385606.
^ IUPAC Nomenclature of Tocopherols and Related Compounds
^ "Composition of Foods Raw, Processed, Prepared USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 20" (PDF). USDA. February 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-19.
^ "Unit Conversions". National Institutes of Health. Retrieved .

[1] Merck Index, 11th Edition, 9931.

[2] Rigotti A (2007). "Absorption, transport, and tissue delivery of vitamin E". Molecular Aspects of Medicine. 28 (5-6): 423-36. doi:10.1016/j.mam.2007.01.002. PMID 17320165.

[3] Shichiri M, Ishida N, Hagihara Y, Yoshida Y, Kume A, Suzuki H (2019). "Probucol induces the generation of lipid peroxidation products in erythrocytes and plasma of male cynomolgus macaques". Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition. 64 (2): 129-142. doi:10.3164/jcbn.18-7. PMC 6436040. PMID 30936625.

[4] Jensen SK, Lauridsen C (2007). "Alpha-tocopherol stereoisomers". Vitamins and Hormones. 76: 281-308. doi:10.1016/S0083-6729(07)76010-7. PMID 17628178.

[5] Brigelius-Flohé R, Traber MG (July 1999). "Vitamin E: function and metabolism". FASEB Journal. 13 (10): 1145-55. doi:10.1096/fasebj.13.10.1145. PMID 10385606.

[6] IUPAC Nomenclature of Tocopherols and Related Compounds

[7] "Composition of Foods Raw, Processed, Prepared USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 20" (PDF). USDA. February 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-19.

[NIH-Calc-8] "Unit Conversions". National Institutes of Health. Retrieved .

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