gamma-Tocopherol

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A natural tocopherol with less antioxidant activity than ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL. It exhibits antioxidant activity by virtue of the phenolic hydrogen on the 2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol nucleus. As in BETA-TOCOPHEROL, it also has three methyl groups on the 6-chromanol nucleus but at different sites.

Descriptor ID	D024504
MeSH Number(s)	D03.383.663.283.909.750.500 D03.633.100.150.909.750.500
Concept/Terms	gamma-Tocopherol gamma-Tocopherol 3,4-Dihydro-2,7,8-trimethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Heterocyclic Compounds [D03]
Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring [D03.383]
Pyrans [D03.383.663]
Benzopyrans [D03.383.663.283]
Vitamin E [D03.383.663.283.909]
Tocopherols [D03.383.663.283.909.750]
gamma-Tocopherol [D03.383.663.283.909.750.500]
Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring [D03.633]
Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring [D03.633.100]
Benzopyrans [D03.633.100.150]
Vitamin E [D03.633.100.150.909]
Tocopherols [D03.633.100.150.909.750]
gamma-Tocopherol [D03.633.100.150.909.750.500]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2007	1	0	1
2008	1	2	3
2009	0	1	1
2010	1	1	2
2011	0	1	1
2012	1	0	1
2014	2	0	2
2015	0	1	1
2019	1	0	1

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Chai W, Maskarinec G, Franke AA, Monroe KR, Park SY, Kolonel LN, Wilkens LR, Le Marchand L, Cooney RV. Association of serum ?-tocopherol levels with mortality: the Multiethnic Cohort Study. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2020 01; 74(1):87-96.

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Morimoto Y, Beckford F, Cooney RV, Franke AA, Maskarinec G. Adherence to cancer prevention recommendations and antioxidant and inflammatory status in premenopausal women. Br J Nutr. 2015 Jul 14; 114(1):134-43.

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Chai W, Novotny R, Maskarinec G, Le Marchand L, Franke AA, Cooney RV. Serum coenzyme Q10, a-tocopherol, ?-tocopherol, and C-reactive protein levels and body mass index in adolescent and premenopausal females. J Am Coll Nutr. 2014; 33(3):192-7.

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Marchese ME, Kumar R, Colangelo LA, Avila PC, Jacobs DR, Gross M, Sood A, Liu K, Cook-Mills JM. The vitamin E isoforms a-tocopherol and ?-tocopherol have opposite associations with spirometric parameters: the CARDIA study. Respir Res. 2014 Mar 15; 15:31.

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Gopalan A, Yu W, Jiang Q, Jang Y, Sanders BG, Kline K. Involvement of de novo ceramide synthesis in gamma-tocopherol and gamma-tocotrienol-induced apoptosis in human breast cancer cells. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2012 Dec; 56(12):1803-11.

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Chai W, Bostick RM, Ahearn TU, Franke AA, Custer LJ, Cooney RV. Effects of vitamin D3 and calcium supplementation on serum levels of tocopherols, retinol, and specific vitamin D metabolites. Nutr Cancer. 2012; 64(1):57-64.

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Dodge HH, Katsumata Y, Todoriki H, Yasura S, Willcox DC, Bowman GL, Willcox B, Leonard S, Clemons A, Oken BS, Kaye JA, Traber MG. Comparisons of plasma/serum micronutrients between Okinawan and Oregonian elders: a pilot study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2010 Oct; 65(10):1060-7.

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Chai W, Conroy SM, Maskarinec G, Franke AA, Pagano IS, Cooney RV. Associations between obesity and serum lipid-soluble micronutrients among premenopausal women. Nutr Res. 2010 Apr; 30(4):227-32.

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Carman S, Kamangar F, Freedman ND, Wright ME, Dawsey SM, Dixon LB, Subar A, Schatzkin A, Abnet CC. Vitamin E intake and risk of esophageal and gastric cancers in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. Int J Cancer. 2009 Jul 01; 125(1):165-70.

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Liang D, Lin J, Grossman HB, Ma J, Wei B, Dinney CP, Wu X. Plasma vitamins E and A and risk of bladder cancer: a case-control analysis. Cancer Causes Control. 2008 Nov; 19(9):981-92.

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