Vitamin E - Occurrence, Biosynthesis by Plants and Functions in Human Nutrition

Title:Vitamin E - Occurrence, Biosynthesis by Plants and Functions in Human Nutrition

Volume: 17 Issue: 12

Author(s): Renata Szymańska*, Beatrycze Nowicka and Jerzy Kruk

Affiliation:

• Department of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, Reymonta 19, 30-059 Krakow,Poland

Keywords: Antioxidants, diseases, oxidative stress, reactive oxygen species, tocopherols, tocopherol transfer protein, tocotrienols, vitamin E.

Abstract: Objective: This review examines various aspects of vitamin E, both in plant metabolism and with regard to its importance for human health. Vitamin E is the collective name of a group of lipidsoluble compounds, chromanols, which are widely distributed in the plant kingdom. Their biosynthetic pathway, intracellular distribution and antioxidant function in plants are well recognized, although their other functions are also considered.

Cite this article as:

Szymańska Renata*, Nowicka Beatrycze and Kruk Jerzy, Vitamin E - Occurrence, Biosynthesis by Plants and Functions in Human Nutrition, Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 2017; 17 (12) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389557516666160725094819