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1-alpha-Tocopherylacetate: biological activity

H WEISER, G BRUBACHER, O WISS

    Science (New York, N.Y.)
    |April 5, 1963
    PubMed
    Summary

    dl-alpha-tocopheryl acetate exhibits 42% of the biological activity of d-alpha-tocopheryl acetate, confirming established potency ratios. Both phytol and isophytol derived dl-alpha-tocopheryl acetate preparations showed equal efficacy in hemolysis tests.

    Keywords:
    VITAMIN E

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