DL-alpha-Tocopherol acetate 5g

SKU:
T3376-5G
  • $40.60

    • Description

    T3376 Sigma-Aldrich

    DL-α-Tocopherol acetate

    ≥96% (HPLC)

    Synonym: Vitamin E acetate, all-rac-α-Tocopheryl acetate

    • CAS Number 7695-91-2

       

    • Empirical Formula (Hill Notation) C31H52O3

       

    • Molecular Weight 472.74

       

    •  Beilstein/REAXYS Number 97512

       

    •  EC Number 231-710-0

       

    •  MDL number MFCD00072042

    Description

    General description

    α-Tocopherol is a predominant form of vitamin E in human and animal tissues[1] and also in leaf chloroplasts.[2] It is the major form in supplements.[1] DL-α-Tocopherol acetate is considered as the only storage form of vitamin E.[3]

    Application

    DL-α-Tocopherol acetate has been used to study it effect on blood pressure and lipidic profile in streptozotocin-induced diabetes mellitus rats.[4] It has also been used as a standard in α-tocopherol analysis using plasma sample[5][6] and mature fresh tobacco leaves.[7]

    Packaging

    5, 25, 100 g in glass bottle

    Biochem/physiol Actions

    Tocopherols (TCP) (vitamin E) are a series (α, β, γ and δ) of chiral organic molecules that vary in their degree of methylation of the phenol moiety of the chromanol ring. Tocopherols are lipid soluble anti-oxidants that protect cell membranes from oxidative damage. α-Tocopherol is the form of tocopherol preferentially absorbed by homo sapiens. Tocopherol acetate has properties similar but not identical to α-tocopherol.

    Properties

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    biological source   synthetic (organic)
    InChI Key   ZAKOWWREFLAJOT-CEFNRUSXSA-N
    assay   ≥96% (HPLC)
    form   viscous liquid
    application(s)   HPLC: suitable
    color   colorless to dark yellow
    density   0.96 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)
    storage temp.   2-8°C