Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1995864 | Molecular Aspects of Medicine | 2007 | 16 Pages |
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of vitamin E metabolism. The topics covered include: major classes of vitamin E metabolites; their production pathways and route of excretion; possible biological activities of vitamin E metabolites; and use of vitamin E metabolites as markers of oxidant generation. Recent investigations into vitamin E metabolism have also highlighted important new areas of research, such as the potential for high dose vitamin E supplementation to interfere with drug metabolism, as well as alternative methods to alter vitamin E bioavailability in vivo. These issues will also be discussed in the review.
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Authors
J.H. Wu, K.D. Croft,