Vitamin E

Description

Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin whose hydrolyzate is tocopherol, one of the major antioxidants. More soluble in organic solvents such as fat and ethanol, insoluble in water, heat, acid stability, alkali instability, oxygen sensitive, insensitive to heat. Tocopherol can promote the secretion of sex hormones, the sperm motility and the number of men increased; so that female estrogen concentration increased to improve fertility and prevent abortion, but also for the prevention and treatment of male infertility, burns, frostbites, capillary bleeding, menopausal syndrome, Beauty and so on. Recently also found that vitamin E can inhibit the lipid peroxidation within the lens of the eye, so that peripheral blood vessels to dilate, improve blood circulation, prevent the occurrence and development of myopia. The phenolic hydroxyl group on the vitamin E benzene ring is acetylated, and the ester is hydrolyzed to the phenolic hydroxyl group and tocopherol.