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  • noun Plural form of tocopherol.

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  • When vitamin E was isolated from plant oils, the term tocopherols was used to name the initial four compounds that shared similar structures.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

  • Compared to the normal CYP4F2 enzyme, the W12G variant was better able to degrade several commonly occurring forms of vitamin E called tocopherols, while the V433M variant was less able to break down these forms of the vitamin.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • Natural vitamin E comes in eight different forms and four are called tocopherols, the most common types found in supplements.

    SplicedFeed 2010

  • Compared to the normal CYP4F2 enzyme, the W12G variant was better able to degrade several commonly occurring forms of vitamin E called tocopherols, while the V433M variant was less able to break down these forms of the vitamin.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • Compared to the normal CYP4F2 enzyme, the W12G variant was better able to degrade several commonly occurring forms of vitamin E called tocopherols, while the V433M variant was less able to break down these forms of the vitamin.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • The ARS chemist says "yes," because those milkweed oils and waxes contain natural antioxidants, such as tocopherols, and cinnamic acid derivatives like ferulic acid, which occurs naturally in many plants and is highly absorbent of UV rays.

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  • Vitamin E mixed tocopherols, not alpha tocopherol: Take 400 IU a day.

    Mark Hyman, MD: Do These Cause Acne? MD Mark Hyman 2011

  • Vitamin E mixed tocopherols, not alpha tocopherol: Take 400 IU a day.

    Mark Hyman, MD: Do These Cause Acne? MD Mark Hyman 2011

  • They concluded by saying, "we propose that a gamma-tocopherol-rich mixture of tocopherols is a very promising cancer-preventive agent and warrants extensive future research."

    Craig Cooper: The Real Facts About Vitamin E and Prostate Cancer Craig Cooper 2011

  • Vitamin E mixed tocopherols, not alpha tocopherol: Take 400 IU a day.

    Mark Hyman, MD: Do These Cause Acne? MD Mark Hyman 2011

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