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CHEBI:27013 - tocopherol
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:27013 |
| ChEBI Name | tocopherol |
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| Definition | A collective name for a group of closely related lipids that contain a chroman-6-ol nucleus substituted at position 2 by a methyl group and by a saturated hydrocarbon chain consisting of three isoprenoid units. They are designated as α-, β-, γ-, and δ-tocopherol depending on the number and position of additional methyl substituents on the aromatic ring. Tocopherols occur in vegetable oils and vegetable oil products, almost exclusively with R,R,R configuration. Tocotrienols differ from tocopherols only in having three double bonds in the hydrocarbon chain. |
| Last Modified | 4 August 2021 |
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| Roles Classification |
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| Chemical Role: | antioxidant A substance that opposes oxidation or inhibits reactions brought about by dioxygen or peroxides. |
| ChEBI Ontology |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| tocopherol (CHEBI:27013) is a tocol (CHEBI:39437) |
| Incoming Relation(s) |
| (2R)-2,5,8-Trimethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl)chroman-6-ol (CHEBI:182172) is a tocopherol (CHEBI:27013) |
| (beta)(gamma)-tocopherol (CHEBI:233023) is a tocopherol (CHEBI:27013) |
| 13'-carboxy-alpha-tocopherol (CHEBI:145207) is a tocopherol (CHEBI:27013) |
| 13'-Carboxy-gamma-tocopherol (CHEBI:168306) is a tocopherol (CHEBI:27013) |
| 2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol (CHEBI:93909) is a tocopherol (CHEBI:27013) |
| 2,5,8-Trimethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl)-6-chromanol (CHEBI:180962) is a tocopherol (CHEBI:27013) |
| dehydro-gamma-tocopherol (CHEBI:70411) is a tocopherol (CHEBI:27013) |
| α-tocopherol (CHEBI:22470) is a tocopherol (CHEBI:27013) |
| β-tocopherol (CHEBI:47771) is a tocopherol (CHEBI:27013) |
| γ-tocopherol (CHEBI:18185) is a tocopherol (CHEBI:27013) |
| δ-tocopherol (CHEBI:47772) is a tocopherol (CHEBI:27013) |
| Synonyms | Source |
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| Methyltocols | ChemIDplus |
| Tocopherols | ChemIDplus |
| tocophérol | ChEBI |
| tocoferoles | ChEBI |
| tocoferol | ChEBI |
| Tocopherol | ChemIDplus |
| Manual Xrefs | Databases |
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| Tocopherol | Wikipedia |
| Registry Numbers | Sources |
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| CAS:1406-66-2 | ChemIDplus |