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CHEBI:22470 - α-tocopherol
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:22470 |
| ChEBI Name | α-tocopherol |
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| ASCII Name | alpha-tocopherol |
| Definition | A tocopherol that is chroman-6-ol substituted by methyl groups at positions 2, 5, 7 and 8 and a 4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl group at position 2. |
| Last Modified | 31 May 2023 |
| Formula | C29H50O2 |
| Net Charge | 0 |
| Average Mass | 430.707 |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 430.38108 |
| Wikipedia |
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| Roles Classification |
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| Chemical Roles: | food antioxidant An antioxidant that used as a food additives to help guard against food deterioration. antioxidant A substance that opposes oxidation or inhibits reactions brought about by dioxygen or peroxides. antioxidant A substance that opposes oxidation or inhibits reactions brought about by dioxygen or peroxides. |
| Biological Roles: | food antioxidant An antioxidant that used as a food additives to help guard against food deterioration. plant metabolite Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms. fat-soluble vitamin (role) Any vitamin that dissolves in fats and are stored in body tissues. Unlike the water-soluble vitamins, they are stored in the body for long periods of time and generally pose a greater risk for toxicity when consumed in excess. |
| Application: | food antioxidant An antioxidant that used as a food additives to help guard against food deterioration. |
| ChEBI Ontology |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| α-tocopherol (CHEBI:22470) has role food antioxidant (CHEBI:77962) |
| α-tocopherol (CHEBI:22470) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924) |
| α-tocopherol (CHEBI:22470) is a tocopherol (CHEBI:27013) |
| α-tocopherol (CHEBI:22470) is a vitamin E (CHEBI:33234) |
| Incoming Relation(s) |
| (R,R,R)-α-tocopherol (CHEBI:18145) is a α-tocopherol (CHEBI:22470) |
| (R,R,S)-α-tocopherol (CHEBI:177081) is a α-tocopherol (CHEBI:22470) |
| (R,S,R)-α-tocopherol (CHEBI:177084) is a α-tocopherol (CHEBI:22470) |
| (R,S,S)-α-tocopherol (CHEBI:177085) is a α-tocopherol (CHEBI:22470) |
| (S,R,R)-α-tocopherol (CHEBI:177086) is a α-tocopherol (CHEBI:22470) |
| (S,R,S)-α-tocopherol (CHEBI:177090) is a α-tocopherol (CHEBI:22470) |
| (S,S,R)-α-tocopherol (CHEBI:177089) is a α-tocopherol (CHEBI:22470) |
| (S,S,S)-α-tocopherol (CHEBI:46430) is a α-tocopherol (CHEBI:22470) |
| IUPAC Name |
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| rel-(2R)-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-[(4R,8R)-4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl]-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-6-ol |
| Synonyms | Source |
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| 2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-(4',8',12'-trimethyltridecyl)-6-chromanol | ChemIDplus |
| (±)-alpha-tocopherol | ChEBI |
| E 307 | ChEBI |
| E-307 | ChEBI |
| E307 | ChEBI |
| all-rac-α-tocopherol | ChEBI |
| Manual Xrefs | Databases |
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| Alpha-Tocopherol | Wikipedia |
| D02332 | KEGG DRUG |
| Registry Numbers | Sources |
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| Beilstein:8176170 | Beilstein |
| CAS:10191-41-0 | ChemIDplus |
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