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Abstract
alpha-Tocopherol is the only form of vitamin E in vitamin supplements, whereas gamma-tocopherol is the predominant form of vitamin E in the US diet. gamma-Tocopherol has beneficial properties as an anti-inflammatory and possibly anti-atherogenic and anticancer agent. Excess a-tocopherol taken in supplements causes a reduction of gamma-tocopherol concentration in plasma. The biochemical mechanism of this effect, which is important to human nutrition, has recently been elucidated.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16808116 DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2006.tb00213.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nutr Rev ISSN: 0029-6643 Impact factor: 7.110