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47786

DL-alpha-Tocopherol acetate

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Vitamin E acetate, O-Acetyl-α-tocopherol, DL-α-Tocopherol acetate, DL-α-Tocopheryl acetate

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C31H52O3
CAS Number:
7695-91-2
Molecular Weight:
472.74
EC Number:
231-710-0
UNSPSC Code:
12164500
PubChem Substance ID:
24871423
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
97512
MDL number:
MFCD00072052
NACRES:
NA.24

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Product Name

DL-alpha-Tocopherol acetate, analytical standard

InChI

1S/C31H52O3/c1-21(2)13-10-14-22(3)15-11-16-23(4)17-12-19-31(9)20-18-28-26(7)29(33-27(8)32)24(5)25(6)30(28)34-31/h21-23H,10-20H2,1-9H3/t22-,23-,31-/m1/s1

InChI key

ZAKOWWREFLAJOT-CEFNRUSXSA-N

SMILES string

CC(C)CCC[C@@H](C)CCC[C@@H](C)CCC[C@]1(C)CCc2c(C)c(OC(C)=O)c(C)c(C)c2O1

grade

analytical standard

CofA

current certificate can be downloaded

feature

standard type fat soluble vitamin

packaging

ampule of 100 mg

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.496 (lit.)

bp

224 °C/0.3 mmHg (lit.)

density

0.953 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)
vitamins, nutraceuticals, and natural products

format

neat

storage temp.

-10 to -25°C

Quality Level

100

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General description

This substance is listed on the positive list of the EU regulation 10/2011 for plastics intended to come into contact with food.

Other Notes

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Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

No data available

flash_point_c

No data available

ppe

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LRAD0076
LRAD8240
LRAD3862
LC26709V
LC25783V

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Takafumi Matsumura et al.
Scientific reports, 11(1), 3458-3458 (2021-02-12)
In vitro spermatogenesis (IVS) using air-liquid interphase organ culture method is possible with mouse testis tissues. The same method, however, has been hardly applicable to animals other than mice, only producing no or limited progression of spermatogenesis. In the present
Kristin I Løken-Amsrud et al.
PloS one, 8(1), e54417-e54417 (2013-01-26)
Alpha-tocopherol is the main vitamin E compound in humans, and has important antioxidative and immunomodulatory properties. The aim of this study was to study alpha-tocopherol concentrations and their relationship to disease activity in Norwegian multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Prospective cohort
Katharina M Espe et al.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN, 8(3), 452-458 (2013-01-22)
Trials with the antioxidant vitamin E have failed to show benefit in the general population. Considering the different causes of death in ESRD, this study investigated the association between plasma concentrations of α-tocopherol and specific clinical outcomes in diabetic hemodialysis
Po-Hsien Huang et al.
Science signaling, 6(267), ra19-ra19 (2013-03-21)
Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin with antioxidant properties. Tocopherols are the predominant form of vitamin E found in the diet and in supplements and have garnered interest for their potential cancer therapeutic and preventive effects, such as the dephosphorylation
Ka-Wai Tam et al.
Food chemistry, 138(2-3), 1015-1021 (2013-02-16)
Breast cancer is the most common malignancy among women and has an age-specific incidence profile. Over the last decade, many studies have demonstrated the anticancer activity of α-tocopherol, the main and most active form of natural vitamin E. α-Tocopherol-associated protein
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