Synonym: Vitamin E acetate, all-rac-a-Tocopheryl acetate
CAS Number: 7695-91-2
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C31H52O3
Molecular Weight: 472.74
Beilstein Registry Number: 97512
EC Number: 231-710-0
MDL Number: MFCD00072042
PubChem Substance ID: 24900133
Packaging
5, 25, 100, 500 g in glass bottle
Biochem/physiol Actions
Tocopherols (TCP) (vitamin E) are a series (a, ß, ? and d) of chiral organic molecules that vary in their degree of methylation of the phenol moiety of the chromanol ring. Tocopherols are lipid soluble anti-oxidants that protect cell membranes from oxidative damage. a-Tocopherol is the form of tocopherol preferentially absorbed by homo sapiens. Tocopherol acetate has properties similar but not identical to a-tocopherol.
Assay: =96% (HPLC)
Density: 0.96 g/mL at 20 °C(lit.)
Storage Temp.: 2-8°C