Nomenclature of Tocopherols and Related Compounds

Errata

Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 1982, 218, 347-348; Eur. J. Biochem., 1982, 123, 473-475; Mol. Cell. Biochem., 1982, 49, 183-185; Pure Appl. Chem., 1982, 54, 1507-1510; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 239-241.

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ε-tocopherol, 5,8-dimethyltocotrienol, or β-tocotrienol is compound II (R1 = R3 = Me; R2 = H). [previously R3 was omitted and R2 quoted twice].


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