Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2022-04-29 22:40:34 UTC
Update Date2024-10-17 08:12:50 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0049707
Metabolite Identification
Common NameBeta-tocopherol
Descriptionbeta-Tocopherol is an antioxidant which is synthesized by photosynthetic organisms and plays an important role in human and animal nutrition. beta-Tocopherols can be oxidized in dry CH2Cl2 or CH3CN by one electron to form cation radicals that deprotonate to form the neutral phenoxyl radicals, which are then immediately further oxidized by one electron to the phenoxonium cations (an ECE electrochemical mechanism, where E signifies an electron transfer and C represents a chemical step, with the electrochemical mechanism having been determined by in situ spectroscopic analysis). The phenoxonium cation of beta-tocopherol is stable for several minutes (PMID: 16771430 ). beta-Tocopherol has been identified in the human placenta (PMID: 32033212 ).
Structure
SynonymsNot Available
Molecular FormulaC28H48O2
Average Mass416.6795
Monoisotopic Mass416.36543078
IUPAC NameNot Available
Traditional NameNot Available
CAS Registry Number148-03-8
SMILESNot Available
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C28H48O2/c1-20(2)11-8-12-21(3)13-9-14-22(4)15-10-17-28(7)18-16-25-24(6)26(29)19-23(5)27(25)30-28/h19-22,29H,8-18H2,1-7H3/t21-,22-,28-/m1/s1
InChI KeyWGVKWNUPNGFDFJ-DQCZWYHMSA-N