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Descriptor English: Tocotrienols
Descriptor Spanish: Tocotrienoles
Descriptor tocotrienoles
Scope note: Análogos naturales de los TOCOFEROLES que poseen actividad antioxidante. Los derivados del tocol y sus isómeros contienen un anillo benzopirano y una cadena lateral insaturada isoprenoide.
Descriptor Portuguese: Tocotrienóis
Descriptor French: Tocotriénols
Entry term(s): Tocotrienol
Tree number(s): D03.383.663.283.909.875
D03.633.100.150.909.875
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D024508
Scope note: Natural analogs of TOCOPHEROLS exhibiting antioxidant activity. These tocol derivatives and isomers contain a benzopyran ring and an unsaturated isoprenoid side chain.
Annotation: deficiency: coordinate TOCOTRIENOLS with VITAMIN E DEFICIENCY
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Antioxidants
Vitamins
Previous Indexing: Vitamin E (1969-2001)
Public MeSH Note: 2002; see VITAMIN E 1966-2001
History Note: 2002; use VITAMIN E 1966-2001
DeCS ID: 36126
Unique ID: D024508
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Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2001/07/25
Revision Date: 2016/06/01
Tocotrienols - Preferred
Concept UI M0370452
Scope note Natural analogs of TOCOPHEROLS exhibiting antioxidant activity. These tocol derivatives and isomers contain a benzopyran ring and an unsaturated isoprenoid side chain.
Preferred term Tocotrienols
Entry term(s) Tocotrienol



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