Molecular Formula: C
28H
48O
2 Molecular Weight: 416.67952
InChIKey: QUEDXNHFTDJVIY-DQCZWYHMSA-N
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.
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