Quick Orientation
Section
Definition
- Objective
- Understand the core idea
- Keywords
- Vitamin E (tocopherol), less than 1 mg/dL
Chemistry
- Objective
- Learn the main facts and relationships
- Keywords
- tocopherols and tocotrienols, α-tocopherol, 6-hydroxy chromane (tocol) ring
Absorption, Transport and Storage
- Objective
- Learn the main facts and relationships
- Keywords
- small intestine, VLDL and LDL, adipose tissue, liver and muscle
Biochemical Functions
- Objective
- Learn the main facts and relationships
- Keywords
- antioxidant property, lipophilic, polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA)
Recommended Dietary Allowance
- Objective
- Learn the main facts and relationships
- Keywords
- 10 mg (15 IU)/day, 8 mg (12 IU)/day, 1 mg α-tocopherol = 1.5 IU
Clinical Correlation
- Objective
- Connect the mechanism to clinical findings
- Keywords
- vitamin in search of a disease, fragility of erythrocytes, sterility