date:Apr 03, 2013
lved in the activation of both apoptosis and senescent-like growth arrest in tumor cells. Our results agree with the pro-oxidant effect of analogs of vitamin E.
The vitamin E family
Tocotrienols are forms of vitamin E that have traditionally been in the shadow of the more popular vitamin E form tocopherols.
Overall, there are eight forms of vitamin E: Four tocopherols (alpha, beta, gamma, delta) and four tocotrienols (alpha, beta, gamma, delta). Alpha-tocopherol (alpha-Toc) is the main sourc