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90669

(±)-α-Tocopherol

tested according to Ph. Eur.

Synonym(s):

all-rac-α-Tocopherolum, DL-all-rac-α-Tocopherol, Vitamin E

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C29H50O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
430.71
NACRES:
NA.26
PubChem Substance ID:
eCl@ss:
34058016
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
EC Number:
233-466-0
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
94012
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biological source

synthetic

Quality Level

agency

tested according to Ph. Eur.

assay

96.0-102.0%

form

liquid

color

tan

mp

2.5-3.5 °C

density

0.950 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

application(s)

research use (small molecule)

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC1(C)CCc2c(C)c(O)c(C)c(C)c2O1

InChI

1S/C29H50O2/c1-20(2)12-9-13-21(3)14-10-15-22(4)16-11-18-29(8)19-17-26-25(7)27(30)23(5)24(6)28(26)31-29/h20-22,30H,9-19H2,1-8H3

InChI key

GVJHHUAWPYXKBD-UHFFFAOYSA-N



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pictograms

Exclamation mark

signalword

Warning

hcodes

Hazard Classifications

Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves



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Articles

Antioxidants protect biological systems from oxidative damage produced by oxygen-containing free radicals and from redoxactive transition metal ions such as iron, copper, and cadmium.


Sarwat Jahan et al.
Systems biology in reproductive medicine, 60(4), 199-205 (2014-04-25)
The present study was performed to determine the effects of different antioxidants on testicular histopathology and oxidative damage induced by cadmium (Cd) in rat testis and prostate. Twenty five rats were equally divided into five groups (n = 5/group). The control group
Kirsten G Coupland et al.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society, 29(13), 1606-1614 (2014-01-01)
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder for which environmental factors influence disease risk and may act via an epigenetic mechanism. The microtubule-associated protein tau (MAPT) is a susceptibility gene for idiopathic PD. Methylation levels were determined by pyrosequencing of
Sam B Weber et al.
Proceedings. Biological sciences, 279(1731), 1077-1084 (2011-09-23)
The effect of climate warming on the reproductive success of ectothermic animals is currently a subject of major conservation concern. However, for many threatened species, we still know surprisingly little about the extent of naturally occurring adaptive variation in heat-tolerance.



Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
90669-50G-F04061833252512