Pumpkin seeds may be tiny, but they are densely packed with useful nutrients and
nutraceuticals such as amino acids, phytosterols, unsaturated fatty acids, phenolic …

Abstract α-Tocopherol (α-T) is a required dietary nutrient for humans and thus is a vitamin.
This narrative review focuses on vitamin E structures, functions, biological determinants and …

Background The processing of dietary lipids in the intestinal lumen involves metabolic
processes of the host and also of the microbial organisms that reside in the gut. Whereas, in …

Abstract α-Tocopherol transfer protein (α-TTP) is so far the only known protein that
specifically recognizes α-tocopherol (α-Toc), the most abundant and most biologically active …

It is now well established that vitamins D, E, and K and carotenoids are not absorbed solely
through passive diffusion. Broad-specificity membrane transporters such as SR-BI …

Consumption of diets rich in fruits and vegetables, which provide some fat-soluble vitamins
and many phytochemicals, is associated with a lower risk of developing certain …

This article is written in response to the discussion forum of this Journal dedicated to a
scientific debate on Vitamin E nomenclature [1]. The authors of that article state that vitamin …

Vitamin E, discovered in 1922, is essential for pregnant rats to carry their babies to term.
However, 100 years later, the molecular mechanisms for the vitamin E requirement during …

Vitamin E is a lipid-soluble nutrient found mainly in vegetable oils and oilseeds. It is divided
into eight homologous compounds; however, only α-tocopherol exhibits vitamin activity …

Vitamins C and E and zeaxanthin are components of a supplement tested in a large clinical
trial—Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 (AREDS2)—and it has been demonstrated that they …