Category Archives: Vitamin E

Vitamin E Plasma Levels

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Vitamin E is not a single vitamin, but a group of vitamers. In fact vitamin E is composed of the structurally related isomers α-, β-, γ- and δ-tocopherol amd α-, β-, γ-, and δ-tocotrienol. All of the vitamin E vitamers … Continue reading →

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Boost Vitamin E and Vitamin K with Sesame Seeds?

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Plant contain many chemicals that appear to show beneficial health properties in humans. Lignanas are polyphenolic plant compounds that are produced as a result of the oxidative coupling of β-hydroxyphenyl propane. Lignans are often present in plant material along with … Continue reading →

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Antioxidants in Whole Grains

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Robert Barrington
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Vitamin E Supplements

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Robert Barrington
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Vitamin E and Lipoproteins

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Cells require lipid soluble substances for their survival and health, but the transport mechanisms that nourishes them is composed mainly of water. As lipids do not dissolve in water, this is potentially problematic. The body overcomes this problem by using … Continue reading →

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More on Vitamin E: Which form is Best?

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Vitamin E is a group of compounds that share the same biological activity as alpha-tocopherol. The biological role of vitamin E is thought to be primarily as an antioxidant, and in this regard vitamin E concentrates in cells membranes where … Continue reading →

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Tocotrienols: Cardiovascular Disease

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Vitamin E is a collection of eight phenolic compounds which share the activity of α-tocopherol. Four of these compounds are tocopherols (α-, β-, γ- and δ-tocopherol), and four of these compounds are tocotrienols (α-, β-, γ- and δ-tocotrienol). The primary … Continue reading →

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Synthetic Vitamins

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Reference to synthetic vitamins is in fact a misnomer, because all vitamins are synthesised and therefore synthetic. To clarify terminologies, it should be stated that plants generally synthesise vitamins using enzymes in metabolic pathways, whereas man synthesises vitamins using chemical … Continue reading →

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Vitamin E: Natural Versus Synthetic

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Vitamin E is the main lipid soluble antioxidant in humans and protects plasma membranes from peroxidation. Structurally, vitamin E is a group of eight closely related isomers that possess the same biological activity as α-tocopherol. The biochemistry of vitamin E … Continue reading →

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Vitamin E and Cardiovascular Disease

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Vitamin E may play a beneficial role in the prevention of cardiovascular disease in humans. This may relate to the in vivo antioxidant actions of vitamin E, which are well reported. Vitamin E is a group of related isomers with … Continue reading →

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