Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Tocopherols (or TCP) are a class of chemical compounds of which many have vitamin E activity. It is a series of organic compounds consisting of various methylated phenols. Because the vitamin activity was first identified in 1936 from a dietary fertility factor in rats, it was given the name "tocopherol" from the Greek words “ ”, and “ ”, meaning in sum "to carry a pregnancy," with the ending "-ol" signifying its status as a chemical alcohol. mTocotrienols, which are related compounds, may also have vitamin E activity. All of these various derivatives with vitamin activity may correctly be referred to as "vitamin E." Tocopherols and tocotrienols are fat-soluble antioxidants but also seem to have many other functions in the body.

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