α-tocopherol

α-tocopherol (α-T) out of the 8 major analogues of vitamin E has been a particular focus because of its strong antioxidant properties. α-T is enriched in the plasma of humans and higher animals 10-100-fold to an average of 23.2 μM. In Vitamin E isomers, α-T is a fat-soluble vitamin, where as it phosphate form, α-tocopherol phosphate (α-TP) is naturally occurring water-soluble form. α-T has strong antioxidant activity, the chromanol OH group in α-TP is phosphorylated so that it has no antioxidant activity. α-TP acts as a detergent forming a barrier which might inhibit the transfer of free radicals from one polyunsaturated fatty acid. α-TP more efficiently modulated atherosclerotic and inflammatory events than α-T by reducing THP-1 cell proliferation and expression of the CD36 scavenger receptor. α-TP and α-T act as lipid mediators modulating signal transduction and gene expression. Michael Eskin NA https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/vitamin-e-and-the-role-of-watersoluble-tocopheryl-phosphate-vms.1000e123.php?aid=24737 Vitamins & minerals is an expecting impact factor journal for upcoming years in the field of its excellence with the related and competitive journals in the field of nutrition, supplementation and deficiency disorders of vitamins and minerals. OMICS Group is one such international publishing group having in its pocket, handful of journals with the expecting impact factor. Impact factor is very necessary for the journal to have good number of citations for the published articles per issue for every volume.

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