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Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D014810
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D014810
Preferred Name

Vitamin E

Definitions
A generic descriptor for all TOCOPHEROLS and TOCOTRIENOLS that exhibit ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL activity. By virtue of the phenolic hydrogen on the 2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol nucleus, these compounds exhibit varying degree of antioxidant activity, depending on the site and number of methyl groups and the type of ISOPRENOIDS.
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