Abstract
Following administration of d-α-tocopherol-C14 to rats, a previously uncharacterized metabolite of the vitamin was isolated from the liver. This compound was shown by cochromatography and carrier crystallization to be identical to an oxidation product of α-tocopherol obtained by treatment with alkaline K3Fe(CN)6. Evidence is presented that the compound is a dimer of α-tocopherol.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 335-337 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics |
Volume | 100 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1963 |