Vitamins, 4. Vitamin E (Tocopherols, Tocotrienols)

Kai-U. Baldenius

Kai-U. Baldenius

BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, Germany

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Linda von dem Bussche-Hünnefeld

Linda von dem Bussche-Hünnefeld

BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, Germany

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Eckhard Hilgemann

Eckhard Hilgemann

BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, Germany

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Peter Hoppe

Peter Hoppe

BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, Germany

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Rainer Stürmer

Rainer Stürmer

BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, Germany

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First published: 15 October 2011
Citations: 2

Abstract

The article contains sections titled:

1.

Introduction

2.

History

3.

Physical Properties

4.

Chemical Properties

5.

Metabolism and Importance in the Organism

6.

Deficiency, Requirement, and Application

7.

Analysis and Standardization

8.

Occurrence

9.

Economic Aspects

10.

Biosynthesis

11.

Production

11.1.

Semisynthetic Vitamin E: Isolation from Plant Oils and Methylation

11.2.

Totally Synthetic Vitamin E: Industrial Synthesis

11.3.

Trimethylhydroquinone

11.4.

Phytol and Isophytol

11.5.

Stereoselective Syntheses of α-Tocopherol

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