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Descriptor
English
:
Vitamin E
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Vitamina E
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Vitamina E
Tree Number:
D03.438.150.909
D03.830.219.909
Definition
English
:
A generic descriptor for all
TOCOPHEROLS
and
TOCOTRIENOLS
that exhibit
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL
activity. By virtue of the phenolic
hydrogen
on the 2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol nucleus, these compounds exhibit varying degree of antioxidant activity, depending on the site and number of methyl groups and the type of ISOPRENOIDS.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
/ther use: coordinate
disease
with /drug ther, not /diet ther
Pharmacological Action:
Antioxidants
Vitamins
Entry Combination - descr/qualif
English
:
Vitamin E
/
deficiency
use
Vitamin E Deficiency
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
analogs & derivatives
administration & dosage
adverse effects
agonists
antagonists & inhibitors
analysis
biosynthesis
blood
cerebrospinal fluid
chemistry
classification
chemical synthesis
contraindications
diagnostic use
economics
genetics
history
immunology
isolation & purification
metabolism
pharmacology
physiology
pharmacokinetics
poisoning
radiation effects
supply & distribution
secretion
standards
toxicity
therapeutic use
urine
Record Number:
15211
Unique Identifier:
D014810
Occurrence in VHL
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