Fat soluble organic compounds belonging to vitamin E group.
A class of compounds, many of which have vitamin E activity.
An antioxidant found naturally in vegetable oil that retards the onset of rancidity.
The chemical descriptor for the most important series of compounds that have vitamin E activity. There are a range of tocopherols, distinguished by different Greek letter prefixes, which differ in their food origins and in their biological activities in the body.
One of a group of fat-soluble compounds which make up vitamin E, found in vegetable oils and leafy green vegetables.
Vitamin E. in forms such as alpha, beta, gamma, and delta.
A family of fat-soluble compounds having vitamin E activity.
Any of a group of fat-soluble compounds with vitamin E activity, occurring in many fish, seed, and vegetable oils and functioning as important antioxidants.
Generic term for vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) and a number of chemically related compounds, most of which have the biological activity of vitamin E.
An element found in vitamin E. Vitamin E is composed of four tocopherols (alpha, beta, gamma, and delta), along with various derivatives of tocopherol, all contributing to the structure of the vitamin.