Human oral bioavailability and pharmacokinetics of tocotrienols from tocotrienol-rich (tocopherol-low) barley oil and palm oil formulations

• Published in: Journal of functional foods Vol. 7; pp. 150 - 160
• Main Authors: Drotleff, Astrid M., Bohnsack, Christoph, Schneider, Inga, Hahn, Andreas, Ternes, Waldemar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.03.2014
• Subjects: absorption; alpha-tocotrienol; barley; bioavailability; Elaeis guineensis; functional foods; humans; males; metabolites; neuroprotective effect; oils; pharmacokinetics; tocopherols

Tocotrienols are members of the vitamin E family thought to have hypocholesterolaemic, anti-cancer, and neuroprotective properties. We compared the bioavailability and pharmacokinetics of a single oral dose of 450mg total tocotrienols from α-tocotrienol-rich barley oil and γ-tocotrienol-rich palm oi...