Synthetic & Natural Vitamin E: A comparison

摘要

Vitamin E activity is shown by a family of compounds that includes tocopherols and toco-trienols. Vitamin E can be extracted from natural oils (e.g. soybean oil), or can be synthesized. Humans and mammals are unable to synthesize Vitamin E. Clinical symptoms of Vitamin E deficiency include neuropathy, foetal death and myopathy (muscle disease). Major uses include animal feeds (approximately 75% of use), as a food supplement, as an antioxidant, and in pharmaceutical formulations.