Khadije Hajibabaei
*1 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran
Abstract
Vitamin E (α-tocopherol), is an efficient lipid soluble antioxidant that actions as a ‘chain breaker’ during lipid peroxidation in cell membranes. This article describes the roles of vitamin E as an antioxidant and mechanisms of radical scavenging activity of α-tocopherol.
Citation: Hajibabaei K. Antioxidant properties of vitamin E. Ann Res Antioxid. 2016;1(2):e22.