CHEBI:177085 - (R,S,S)-α-tocopherol

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ChEBI Name (R,S,S)-α-tocopherol
ChEBI ID CHEBI:177085
ChEBI ASCII Name (R,S,S)-alpha-tocopherol
Definition The (R,S,S)-stereoisomer of α-tocopherol.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
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Formula C29H50O2
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 430.717
Monoisotopic Mass 430.38108
InChI InChI=1S/C29H50O2/c1-20(2)12-9-13-21(3)14-10-15-22(4)16-11-18-29(8)19-17-26-25(7)27(30)23(5)24(6)28(26)31-29/h20-22,30H,9-19H2,1-8H3/t21-,22-,29+/m0/s1
InChIKey GVJHHUAWPYXKBD-IHMCZWCLSA-N
SMILES CC(C)CCC[C@H](C)CCC[C@H](C)CCC[C@]1(C)CCC2=C(C)C(O)=C(C)C(C)=C2O1
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): food antioxidant
An antioxidant that used as a food additives to help guard against food deterioration.
(via alpha-tocopherol )
antioxidant
A substance that opposes oxidation or inhibits reactions brought about by dioxygen or peroxides.
(via tocol )
(via vitamin E )
Biological Role(s): plant metabolite
Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
(via alpha-tocopherol )
food antioxidant
An antioxidant that used as a food additives to help guard against food deterioration.
(via alpha-tocopherol )
fat-soluble vitamin (role)
Any vitamin that dissolves in fats and are stored in body tissues. Unlike the water-soluble vitamins, they are stored in the body for long periods of time and generally pose a greater risk for toxicity when consumed in excess.
(via vitamin E )
Application(s): food antioxidant
An antioxidant that used as a food additives to help guard against food deterioration.
(via alpha-tocopherol )
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing (R,S,S)-α-tocopherol (CHEBI:177085) is a α-tocopherol (CHEBI:22470)
(R,S,S)-α-tocopherol (CHEBI:177085) is enantiomer of (S,R,R)-α-tocopherol (CHEBI:177086)
Incoming (S,R,R)-α-tocopherol (CHEBI:177086) is enantiomer of (R,S,S)-α-tocopherol (CHEBI:177085)
IUPAC Name
(2R)-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-[(4S,8S)-4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl]-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-6-ol
Synonyms Sources
(2R)-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-[(4S,8S)-4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl]-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol IUPAC
(2R,4'S,8'S)-α-tocopherol ChEBI
RSS-α-tocopherol ChEBI
Registry Number Type Source
77171-98-3 CAS Registry Number ChEBI
Citation Waiting for Citations Type Source
19663978 PubMed citation Europe PMC
Last Modified
04 August 2021