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Descriptor English:

Vitamin E

Descriptor Spanish:

Vitamina E

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Descriptor	vitamina E
Scope note:	Descriptor genérico para todos los TOCOFEROLES y TOCOTRIENOLES que muestran actividad ALFA-TOCOFEROL. En virtud del hidrogeno fenólico sobre el núcleo del 2H-1-benzopirano-6-ol, estos compuestos muestran un grado variable de actividad antioxidante, dependiendo del lugar y número de grupos metilo y el tipo de TERPENOS.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Vitamina E

Descriptor French:

Vitamine E

Tree number(s):

D03.383.663.283.909
D03.633.100.150.909

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014810

Scope note:

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.

Annotation:

/ther use: coordinate disease with /drug ther, not /diet ther

Allowable Qualifiers:

AA analogues et dérivés
AD administration et posologie
AE effets indésirables
AG agonistes
AI antagonistes et inhibiteurs
AN analyse
BI biosynthèse
BL sang
CF liquide cérébrospinal
CH composition chimique
CL classification
CS synthèse chimique
EC économie
GE génétique
HI histoire
IM immunologie
IP isolement et purification
ME métabolisme
PD pharmacologie
PH physiologie
PK pharmacocinétique
PO intoxication
RE effets des radiations
SD ressources et distribution
ST normes
TO toxicité
TU usage thérapeutique
UR urine

Entry Combination:

deficiency:Vitamin E Deficiency

Pharm Action:

Antioxidants
Vitamins

Registry Number:

1406-18-4

DeCS ID:

15211

Unique ID:

D014810

NLM Classification:

QU 179