Vitamin E – Known or Unknown?

Vitamin E was described in 1922 and its basic mechanism of action was elucidated in 1931. However, some new compounds with vitamin E activity have been discovered, and some unknown mechanisms of action of this vitamin in vivo have been described in a research conducted in the last 20 years. Therefor...

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Published inChemické listy Vol. 116; no. 5; pp. 287 - 292
Main Authors Fišnar, Jakub, Réblová, Zuzana
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 15.05.2022
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Summary:Vitamin E was described in 1922 and its basic mechanism of action was elucidated in 1931. However, some new compounds with vitamin E activity have been discovered, and some unknown mechanisms of action of this vitamin in vivo have been described in a research conducted in the last 20 years. Therefore, the present review provides a comprehensive, current view of vitamin E.
ISSN:0009-2770
1213-7103
DOI:10.54779/chl20220287