Vitamin E Structure And Properties

Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin in 8 forms and is an important antioxidant. Vitamin E includes two types of tocopherol and tocotrienol, a total of 8 compounds, namely α, β, γ, δ tocopherol and α, β, γ, δ tocotrienol, α-tocopherol is the most widely distributed in nature The richest and most active form of vitamin E.

Physical and chemical properties

Vitamin E has an anti-oxidant effect. It is stable to acid and heat, and unstable to alkali. It will accelerate its oxidation under the conditions of iron salt, lead salt or oil rancidity.

The activity of tocotrienol is certain when the substituents are different, but the activity of tocopherol will be significantly reduced.