Name | (2S)-α-Tocopherol (Mixture of Diastereomers) |
Synonyms | (2S)-a-Tocopherol (2S)-α-Tocopherol GVJHHUAWPYXKBD-NRVWMRPUSA-N (2S)-α-Tocopherol (Mixture of Diastereomers) |
CAS | 1411583-24-8 |
Molecular Formula | C29H50O2 |
Molar Mass | 430.71 |
Use | (2S)-alpha-tocopherol one of the 8 stereosomes contained in the racial mixture of synthetic alpha-tocopherol, a vitamin E substitute. Being of the (2S) orientation it is generally less active, however this biodiscrimination is suggested to occur in the liver as it does not occur in the small intestine. |