What is it about?
Vitamin E is a group of fat soluble compounds with antioxidant activity. Tocopherol and tocotrienol are forms of vitamin E widely found in natural products. In addition, recent studies have demonstrated the existence of minor homologues, namely tocomonoenol and tocodienol. This review aimed to summarize the literature concerning the diversity of tocomonoenol and tocodienol, as well as reports on the various methods for their analysis and detection in different sample matrices.
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Why is it important?
The characteristic physiological functions of vitamin E homologues are dependent on their structure. Consequently, the nutritional functionality of the minor homologues has attracted much research interest, which relies on highly accurate analytical methods.
Perspectives
This paper is expected to contribute to future exploratory research and the functional evaluation of vitamin E minor homologues.
Fumiaki Beppu
Hokkaido Daigaku
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This page is a summary of: Analysis of minor vitamin E homologues in natural products, Journal of Berry Research, December 2021, IOS Press,
DOI: 10.3233/jbr-210009.
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