(±)-β-Tocopherol – 50 mg

Brand:
Cayman
CAS:
148-03-8
Storage:
-20
UN-No:
Non-Hazardous - /

(±)-β-Tocopherol is a lipid-soluble form of vitamin E with antioxidant activity.{8199} It scavenges 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH; Item No. 14805) radicals with an EC50 value of 68.2 μM.{45103} (±)-β-Tocopherol (100 μM) inhibits LPS-induced COX-2 gene expression in mouse RAW 264.7 macrophage cells.{45104} Unlike (±)-α-tocopherol (Item No. 25985), (±)-β-tocopherol does not inhibit smooth muscle cell proliferation, decrease PKC activity, increase phosphoprotein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) activity, or modify expression of the α-tropomyosin gene.{8199} [Matreya, LLC. Catalog No. 1071]  

 

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Description

A lipid-soluble form of vitamin E with antioxidant activity; scavenges DPPH radicals (EC50 = 68.2 μM); inhibits LPS-induced COX-2 gene expression in mouse RAW 264.7 macrophage cells at 100 μM


Formal name: (2R)-rel-3,4-dihydro-2,5,8-trimethyl-2-[4R,8R,12-trimethyltridecyl]-2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol

Synonyms:  rac-β-Tocopherol|DL-β-Tocopherol

Molecular weight: 416.7

CAS: 148-03-8

Purity: ≥95%

Formulation: A solution in hexane


Product Type|Biochemicals|Natural Products|Vitamins||Product Type|Biochemicals|Ox Stress Reagents|Antioxidants||Research Area|Immunology & Inflammation|Innate Immunity||Research Area|Oxidative Stress & Reactive Species|Antioxidant Activity||Research Area|Oxidative Stress & Reactive Species|Reactive Oxygen|Non-enzymatic