| Used in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, VitaminE is the common name for two classes of molecules (including tocopherols and tocotrienols) that are active in vitamin E in nutrition. Vitamin E is not a name for a specific chemical, but more precisely for any naturally occurring substance that has the vitamin E feature in nutrition. The main function of ес-tocopherol in the human body seems to be that of an antioxidant. |
