All of the naturally occurring vitamin E forms, as well as those of synthetic all-rac-α-
tocopherol, have relatively similar antioxidant properties, so why does the body prefer α …

Molecules provided with an antioxidant function may have additional properties, the latter
being sometimes of greater importance than the former. In the last ten years, αtocopherol …

Vitamin E (α-tocopherol) was discovered nearly 100 years ago because it was required to
prevent fetal resorption in pregnant, vitamin E-deficient rats fed lard-containing diets that …

Vitamin E was originally considered a dietary factor of animal nutrition especially important
for normal reproduction. The significance of vitamin E has been subsequently proven as a …

Nearly after one century of research and thousands of publications, the physiological
function (s) of vitamin E remain unclear. Available evidence suggests a role in cell …

Alpha-tocopherol, one of the eight isoforms of vitamin E, is the most potent fat-soluble
antioxidant known in nature. For years, it was thought that α-tocopherol only functioned as a …

The function of vitamin E has been attributed to its capacity to protect the organism against
the attack of free radicals by acting as a lipid based radical chain breaking molecule. More …

Although vitamin E has been under continuous investigation for nearly five decades, there is
still disagreement as to its biological role. One major theory has been put forward to explain …

The inability of other antioxidants to substitute for α-tocopherol in a number of cellular
reactions, the lack of a compensatory antioxidant response in the gene expression under …

Although vitamin E has been known as an essential nutrient for reproduction since 1922, we
are far from understanding the mechanisms of its physiological functions. Vitamin E is the …