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Descriptor English: gamma-Tocopherol
Descriptor Spanish: gamma-Tocoferol
Descriptor gamma-tocoferol
Scope note: Tocoferol natural, con menor capacidad antioxidante que el ALFA-TOCOFEROL. Su actividad antioxidante se debe al hidrógeno fenólico en el núcleo 2H-1-benzopiran-6-ol. Como en el caso del BETA-TOCOFEROL, este compuesto también tiene tres grupos metilo en el núcleo 6-cromanol pero en diferentes sitios.
Descriptor Portuguese: gama-Tocoferol
Descriptor French: gamma-Tocophérol
Entry term(s): 3,4-Dihydro-2,7,8-trimethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol
Tree number(s): D03.383.663.283.909.750.500
D03.633.100.150.909.750.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D024504
Scope note: A natural tocopherol with less antioxidant activity than ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL. It exhibits antioxidant activity by virtue of the phenolic hydrogen on the 2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol nucleus. As in BETA-TOCOPHEROL, it also has three methyl groups on the 6-chromanol nucleus but at different sites.
Annotation: deficiency: coordinate GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL with VITAMIN E DEFICIENCY
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
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
Registry Number: 8EF1Z1238F
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: 36125
Unique ID: D024504
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Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2001/07/25
Revision Date: 2016/05/31
gamma-Tocopherol - Preferred
Concept UI M0022801
Scope note A natural tocopherol with less antioxidant activity than ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL. It exhibits antioxidant activity by virtue of the phenolic hydrogen on the 2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol nucleus. As in BETA-TOCOPHEROL, it also has three methyl groups on the 6-chromanol nucleus but at different sites.
Preferred term gamma-Tocopherol
Entry term(s) 3,4-Dihydro-2,7,8-trimethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol



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