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Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2020-10-27 23:41:31 UTC
Update Date2022-08-31 00:16:11 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0000255
Metabolite Identification
Common Namealpha-Tocotrienol
Descriptionalpha-Tocotrienol (CAS: 1721-51-3), also known as 5,7,8-trimethyltocotrienol, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as tocotrienols. These are vitamin E derivatives containing an unsaturated trimethyltrideca-3,7,11-trien-1-yl chain attached to the carbon C6 atom of a benzopyran ring system. They differ from tocopherols that contain a saturated trimethyltridecyl chain. Thus, alpha-tocotrienol is considered to be a quinone lipid molecule. alpha-Tocotrienol is found in the blood plasma and all lipoprotein subfractions. Compared to tocopherols, alpha-tocotrienols are poorly studied. Its presence in the blood plasma at nanomolar concentrations is thought to help to prevent stroke-related neurodegeneration (PMID: 16771695 ). alpha-Tocotrienol has been found to have vitamin E activity.
Structure
Synonyms
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(2R)-2,5,7,8-Tetramethyl-2-[(3E,7E)-4,8,12-trimethyltrideca-3,7,11-trien-1-yl]-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-6-olChEBI
zeta1-TocopherolChEBI
Ζ1-tocopherolGenerator
a-TocotrienolGenerator
Α-tocotrienolGenerator
(2R,3'e,7'e)-alpha-TocotrienolHMDB
(R)-alpha-TocotrienolHMDB
Tocotrienol, alphaHMDB
(2R,3'e,7'e)-Α-tocotrienolHMDB
(2R,3’E,7’e)-α-tocotrienolHMDB
(R)-Α-tocotrienolHMDB
5,7,8-TrimethyltocotrienolHMDB
alpha-TocotrienolHMDB
Molecular FormulaC29H44O2
Average Mass424.6585
Monoisotopic Mass424.334130652
IUPAC Name(2R)-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-[(3E,7E)-4,8,12-trimethyltrideca-3,7,11-trien-1-yl]-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol
Traditional Nameα tocotrienol
CAS Registry Number58864-81-6
SMILES
CC(C)=CCC\C(C)=C\CC\C(C)=C\CC[C@]1(C)CCC2=C(C)C(O)=C(C)C(C)=C2O1
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C29H44O2/c1-20(2)12-9-13-21(3)14-10-15-22(4)16-11-18-29(8)19-17-26-25(7)27(30)23(5)24(6)28(26)31-29/h12,14,16,30H,9-11,13,15,17-19H2,1-8H3/b21-14+,22-16+/t29-/m1/s1
InChI KeyRZFHLOLGZPDCHJ-XZXLULOTSA-N