MeSH definition : 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 GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL, it also has three methyl groups on the 6-chromanol
nucleus but at different sites.;
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 GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL, it also has three methyl groups on the 6-chromanol
nucleus but at different sites.