Abstract
Objective: This review examines various aspects of vitamin E, both in plant metabolism and with regard to its importance for human health. Vitamin E is the collective name of a group of lipidsoluble compounds, chromanols, which are widely distributed in the plant kingdom. Their biosynthetic pathway, intracellular distribution and antioxidant function in plants are well recognized, although their other functions are also considered.
Conclusion: Analytical methods for the determination of vitamin E are discussed in detail. Furthermore, the vitamin E metabolism and its antioxidant action in humans are described. Other nonantioxidant functions of vitamin E are also presented, such as its anti-inflammatory effects, role in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases and cancer, as well as its protective functions against neurodegenerative and other diseases.Keywords: Antioxidants, diseases, oxidative stress, reactive oxygen species, tocopherols, tocopherol transfer protein, tocotrienols, vitamin E.
Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry
Title:Vitamin E - Occurrence, Biosynthesis by Plants and Functions in Human Nutrition
Volume: 17 Issue: 12
Author(s): Renata Szymańska*, Beatrycze Nowicka and Jerzy Kruk
Affiliation:
- Department of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, Reymonta 19, 30-059 Krakow,Poland
Keywords: Antioxidants, diseases, oxidative stress, reactive oxygen species, tocopherols, tocopherol transfer protein, tocotrienols, vitamin E.
Abstract: Objective: This review examines various aspects of vitamin E, both in plant metabolism and with regard to its importance for human health. Vitamin E is the collective name of a group of lipidsoluble compounds, chromanols, which are widely distributed in the plant kingdom. Their biosynthetic pathway, intracellular distribution and antioxidant function in plants are well recognized, although their other functions are also considered.
Conclusion: Analytical methods for the determination of vitamin E are discussed in detail. Furthermore, the vitamin E metabolism and its antioxidant action in humans are described. Other nonantioxidant functions of vitamin E are also presented, such as its anti-inflammatory effects, role in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases and cancer, as well as its protective functions against neurodegenerative and other diseases.Export Options
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Szymańska Renata*, Nowicka Beatrycze and Kruk Jerzy, Vitamin E - Occurrence, Biosynthesis by Plants and Functions in Human Nutrition, Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 2017; 17 (12) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389557516666160725094819
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389557516666160725094819 |
Print ISSN 1389-5575 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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