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Utilization of vitamin E.

M G Traber1

  • 1Department of Nutrition and Food Management, Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis 97331, USA. Maret.Traber@orst.edu

Biofactors (Oxford, England)
|December 28, 1999
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Natural vitamin E (RRR-alpha-tocopheryl acetate) shows higher biological potency than synthetic forms. This review explores potential reasons beyond antioxidant activity, focusing on absorption, transport, tissue delivery, and metabolism.

Area of Science:

  • Biochemistry
  • Nutritional Science
  • Pharmacology

Background:

  • Vitamin E supplements are available as natural (RRR-alpha-tocopherol) or synthetic (all-rac-alpha-tocopherol) forms, typically as acetate esters.
  • Animal studies indicate RRR-alpha-tocopheryl acetate is 1.36 times more biologically potent than all-rac-alpha-tocopheryl acetate.
  • The enhanced activity of natural vitamin E is not attributed to differences in antioxidant capacity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review and discuss the potential mechanisms behind the higher biological potency of natural vitamin E compared to synthetic forms.
  • To explore hypothetical differences in absorption, plasma transport, tissue delivery, and metabolism as explanations.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of existing studies on vitamin E stereoisomers.

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  • Analysis of data related to the biological activity, absorption, transport, tissue distribution, and metabolism of natural and synthetic vitamin E.
  • Hypothetical modeling of pharmacokinetic and metabolic differences.

    • Main Results:

    • The review considers the potential roles of differential absorption, plasma transport, tissue delivery, and metabolism in explaining the observed potency differences.
    • Antioxidant activity does not account for the higher biological potency of the natural stereoisomer.

    Conclusions:

    • The higher biological activity of natural RRR-alpha-tocopherol over synthetic all-rac-alpha-tocopherol warrants further investigation into its pharmacokinetic and metabolic pathways.
    • Understanding these differences is crucial for optimizing vitamin E supplementation and therapeutic applications.