Tocotrienol
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Product name: TocotrienolDescription: Tocotrienols are members of the vitamin E family. [1] An essential nutrient for our body, vitamin E is made up of four tocopherols (alpha, beta, gamma, delta) and four tocotrienols (alpha, beta, gamma, delta). [2] Chemically, vitamin E is an antioxidant. [3] One model for the function of vitamin E in the body is that it protects cell membranes, active enzyme sites, and DNA from free radical damage.
Source:Tocotrienols are natural compounds found in select vegetable oils, wheat germ, barley, saw palmetto, and certain types of nuts and grains. This variant of vitamin E only occur at very low levels in nature.
Function: Researchers recorded the anti-invasion and chemonsensitization effect of gamma-tocotrienol against human malignant melanoma cells.
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