Term Name: delta-tocopherol
Synonyms: (+)-delta-tocopherol, (2R)-2,8-dimethyl-2-[(4R,8R)-4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl]-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol, (2R)-2,8-dimethyl-2-[(4R,8R)-4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl]-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-6-ol, (2R)-2,8-dimethyl-2-[(4R,8R)-4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl]-6-chromanol, (2R)-2,8-dimethyl-2-[(4R,8R)-4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl]chroman-6-ol, (2R)-3,4-dihydro-2,8-dimethyl-2-[(4R,8R)-4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl]-2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol, (2R,4'R,8'R)-delta-tocopherol, (R,R,R)-delta-tocopherol, 8-methyltocol, delta-Tocopherol, E309, RRR-delta-tocopherol
Definition: A tocopherol in which the chroman-6-ol core is substituted by a methyl group at position 8. It is found particularly in maize (corn) oil and soya bean (soybean) oils.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:47772]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: tocopherol vitamin E
has_role: food antioxidant plant metabolite