vitamin E compound

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-017517",
  "term": "vitamin E compound",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A natural fat-soluble antioxidant with potential chemopreventive activity. Also known as tocopherol, vitamin E ameliorates free-radical damage to biological membranes, protecting polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) within membrane phospholipids and within circulating lipoproteins. Peroxyl radicals react 1000-fold faster with vitamin E than with PUFA. In the case of oxygen free radical-mediated tumorigenesis, vitamin E may be chemopreventive.",
  "abbreviation": "VIT E",
  "synonyms": [
    "vitamin E"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/vitamin-e-compound/"
}