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49634

γ-Tocotrienol

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

(R)-γ-Tocotrienol, [R-(E,E)]-3,4-Dihydro-2,7,8-trimethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyl-3,7,11-tridecatrienyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C28H42O2
CAS Number:
14101-61-2
Molecular Weight:
410.63
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329757498
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
MDL number:
MFCD05864856

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InChI

1S/C28H42O2/c1-20(2)11-8-12-21(3)13-9-14-22(4)15-10-17-28(7)18-16-25-19-26(29)23(5)24(6)27(25)30-28/h11,13,15,19,29H,8-10,12,14,16-18H2,1-7H3/b21-13+,22-15+/t28-/m1/s1

SMILES string

C\C(C)=C\CC\C(C)=C\CC\C(C)=C\CC[C@]1(C)CCc2cc(O)c(C)c(C)c2O1

InChI key

OTXNTMVVOOBZCV-WAZJVIJMSA-N

biological source

Elaeis guineensis

grade

analytical standard

assay

≥97.0% (HPLC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

color

very light yellow to dark yellow

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)
vitamins, nutraceuticals, and natural products

format

neat

storage temp.

−20°C

Quality Level

100

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General description

γ-Tocotrienol is one of the lipid-soluble isomers of the essential micronutrient vitamin E, which shows potent antioxidant activity in lipoproteins and polyunsaturated fatty acids by means of efficient free radical scavenging.

Application

γ-Tocotrienol may be used as an analytical reference standard for the determination of the analyte in crops and biological samples by chromatographic techniques.
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Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
BCCP0125
BCCM0749
BCCM3852
BCCK9183
BCCJ9795

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Influence of growth temperature on the amounts of tocopherols, tocotrienols, and gamma-oryzanol in brown rice
Britz SJ, et al.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 55(18), 7559-7565 (2007)
Determination of lipophilic compounds in genetically modified rice using gas chromatography-time-of-flight mass spectrometry
Kim JK, et al.
Journal of food composition and analysis, 25(1), 31-38 (2012)
Suzana Makpol et al.
Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil), 67(2), 135-143 (2012-02-24)
Human diploid fibroblasts undergo a limited number of cellular divisions in culture and progressively reach a state of irreversible growth arrest, a process termed cellular aging. The beneficial effects of vitamin E in aging have been established, but studies to
Comprehensive analysis of vitamin E constituents in human plasma by liquid chromatography- mass spectrometry
Nagy K, et al.
Analytical Chemistry, 79(18), 7087-7096 (2007)
[Chloroplast prenylated lipids in response to stress in plants].
Renata Szymańska
Postepy biochemii, 58(4), 372-376 (2012-01-01)
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