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Comparison of antioxidant activities of tocol and its methyl derivatives

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In tests with purified menhaden oil at 37C and with squalene at 37C and 50C, unsubstituted tocol, 7,8-dimethyl tocol (γ-tocol), and 8-methyl tocol (σ-tocol) were superior antioxidants to 5,7-dimethyl tocol and 5,7,8-trimethyl tocol (α-tocol). In contrast to previous reports, there were no differences in the order of the activities of the tocopherols at different temperatures.

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  1. Institute of Marine Resources, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of California, 94720, Berkeley, California

    H. S. Olcott & J. Van der Veen

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Olcott, H.S., Van der Veen, J. Comparison of antioxidant activities of tocol and its methyl derivatives. Lipids 3, 331–334 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02530934

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