Oxygen‐free radicals, reactive oxygen species (ROS) or reactive nitrogen species (RNS),
are known by their “double‐sided” nature in biological systems. The beneficial effects of …

Vitamin E is the major lipid-soluble component in the cell antioxidant defence system and is
exclusively obtained from the diet. It has numerous important roles within the body because …

Abstract γ-Tocopherol (γT) is a major form of vitamin E in the US diet and the second most
abundant vitamin E in the blood and tissues, while α-tocopherol (αT) is the predominant …

Four tocopherols are available in nature and are absorbed with the diet, but only one RRR-α-
tocopherol satisfies the criteria of being a vitamin. The biological activity of the different …

Abstract α‐Tocopherol (α‐T) is the major form of vitamin E (VE) in animals and has the
highest activity in carrying out the essential antioxidant functions of VE. Because of the …

Vitamin E is a lipid soluble vitamin comprising of eight natural isoforms, namely, α, β, δ, γ
isoforms of tocopherol and α, β, δ, γ isoforms of tocotrienol. Many studies have been …

Initial research on vitamin E and cancer has focused on α-tocopherol (αT), but recent clinical
studies on cancer-preventive effects of αT supplementation have shown disappointing …

Tocopherols exist in four forms designated as α, β, δ, and γ. Due to their strong antioxidant
properties, tocopherols have been suggested to reduce the risk of cancer. Cancer …

Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) is a herbaceous annual plant of the Cruciferous family, the
Cabbage genus. This oilseed crop is widely used in many areas of industry and agriculture …

The cancer preventive activity of vitamin E has been suggested by many epidemiologic
studies. However, several recent large-scale human trials with α-tocopherol, the most …