A: δ –Tocotrienol γ –Tocotrienol β –Tocotrienol α –Tocotrienol
1. Area Under the Curve-t0-t8 (AUCt0-8; ng/ml) 7450.10 ± 89.01a* 7479.89 ±129.37a 11895.22 ± 231.01b 547.58 ±19.06c*
2. Area Under the Curve-t0-∞ (AUCt0- ∞ ng/ml) 9633.18 ± 382.98a* 8626.41 ± 277.17b 13475.36 ± 258,61c 646.41 ± 25.09d*
3. Cumulative Area Under the Curve-t0-∞ (AUMCt0- ∞ ng/ml) 57198.99 ± 5006.46a 37413.68 ± 2525.63a 59888.88 ± 1767.19a 3059/45 ± 178.82c
4. Mean Residence Time (/h) 5.93 ± 0.364a 4.33 ± 0.159b 4.44 ± 0.076b 4.73 ± 0.123b
5. Peak Plasma Concentration (Cmax; ng/ml) 1591.89 ± 43.97a 1386.99.41 ± 12.49b 1948.13 ± 66.43c 115.84 ± 3.57d
6. Time to achieve plasma peak (Tmax; h) 4.00a 4.00a 3.33 ± 1.16a 4.00a
7. Elimination of Half-life time (t1/2; h) 2.68 ± 0.29a 2.12 ± 0.14b 2.11 ± 0.03b 2.15 ± 0.13b
8. Time of clearance (Cl-T; I/h) 0.078 ± 0.003a 0.116 ± 0.004b 0.074 ± 0.001a 3.33 ± 0.102c
9. Apparent volume of distribution (Vd/f; ml) 0.300 ± 0.021a 0.354 ± 0.014b 0.226 ± 0.006c 4.797 ± 0.232d
10. Elimination rate constant (ke; h-1) 0.260 ± 0.143a 0.328 ± 0.286a 0.327 ± 0.167a 0.694 ± 0.443a
B: δ –Tocopherol γ –Tocopherol β –Tocopherol α –Tocopherol
1. Area Under the Curve-t0-t8 (AUCt0-8; ng/ml) 8305.81 ± 216.66a* 3107.38 ± 147.51b 7220.65 ± 183.49c 18531.38 ± 96.78d*
2. Area Under the Curve-t0-∞ (AUCt0- ∞ ng/ml) 10169.12 ± 68.88a* 3739.17 ± 191.92b 9417.46 ± 531.19b  
3. Cumulative Area Under the Curve-t0-∞ (AUMCt0- ∞ ng/ml) 51639.53 ± 2781.56a 18102.24 ± 1302.29b 54126.15 ± 5920.86a  
4. Mean Residence Time (/h) 5.08 ± 0.251a 4.84 ± 0.145a 5.74 ± 0.310b  
5. Peak Plasma Concentration (Cmax; ng/ml) 1472.84 ± 71.21a 589.38 ± 39.07b 1325.03 ± 55.60a 2914.95 ± 39.04c
6. Time to achieve plasma peak (Tmax; h) 4.00a 4.00a 4.00a 6.00b
7. Elimination of Half-life time (t1/2; h) 2.58 ± 0.22ab 2.38 ± 0.19a 2.94 ± 0.19b  
8. Time of clearance (Cl-T; I/h) 0.098 ± 0.001a 0.190 ± 0.012a 0.129 ± 0.003b  
9. Apparent volume of distribution (Vd/f; ml) 0.366 ± 0.030a 0.920 ± 0.070b 0.450 ± 0.004c  
10. Elimination rate constant (ke; h-1) 0.268 ± 0.033a 0.207 ± 0.171b 0.287 ± 0.750c  
a-dValues in a row not sharing a common letter are significantly different at P<0.01-0.001.
*Values represent Standard Deviation (SD).
Table 5: Pharmacokinetic parameters after feeding single dose of 1000 mg of δ -tocotrienol in one day.