Skip to Content
Merck
All Photos(1)

Key Documents

95255

Sigma-Aldrich

D-α-Tocopherol succinate

BioXtra, ≥98.0% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

Vitamin E succinate

Sign Into View Organizational & Contract Pricing


About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C33H54O5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
530.78
Beilstein:
4038233
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.79

product line

BioXtra

Assay

≥98.0% (HPLC)

form

powder

color

white to faint yellow

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CC(C)CCC[C@@H](C)CCC[C@@H](C)CCC[C@]1(C)CCc2c(C)c(OC(=O)CCC(O)=O)c(C)c(C)c2O1

InChI

1S/C33H54O5/c1-22(2)12-9-13-23(3)14-10-15-24(4)16-11-20-33(8)21-19-28-27(7)31(25(5)26(6)32(28)38-33)37-30(36)18-17-29(34)35/h22-24H,9-21H2,1-8H3,(H,34,35)/t23-,24-,33-/m1/s1

InChI key

IELOKBJPULMYRW-NJQVLOCASA-N

Looking for similar products? Visit Product Comparison Guide

General description

Tocopherol is a lipid soluble vitamin E. It is present in food sources, such as soybean, almond oil, sunflower oil. Tocopherol has four isoforms in plants, which are α, β, γ and δ. It is composed of a chromanol ring with varied position of methyl group. D-αTocopherol succinate is also known as vitamin E succinate (VES).

Biochem/physiol Actions

Tocopherol exhibits antioxidant property by protecting the cells and membranes from oxidative stress. In plants, high levels of α-tocopherol leads to plant stress tolerance whereas low levels is associated with oxidative stress. In humans, tocopherol prevents cancer, premature aging, atherosclerosis, arthritis caused due to free radicals. Vitamin E succinate (VES) is an anti-tumor analog of vitamin E.

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Search for Certificates of Analysis (COA) by entering the products Lot/Batch Number. Lot and Batch Numbers can be found on a product’s label following the words ‘Lot’ or ‘Batch’.

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library

Implications of light energy on food quality and packaging selection
Advances in Food and Nutrition Research, 67, 25-73 (2012)
Tocopherol succinate: a promising radiation countermeasure.
Singh VK, Brown DS, Kao TC.
International Journal of Immunopharmacology, 9, 1423-1430 (2009)
Specialty oils: functional and nutraceutical properties
Functional Dietary Lipids, 67, 69-101 (2016)
Tocopherols and tocotrienols in plants and their products: A review on methods of extraction, chromatographic separation, and detection
Saini, R K and Keum Y S
Food Research International, 82, 59-70 (2016)
Tocopherol succinate: modulation of antioxidant enzymes and oncogene expression, and hematopoietic recovery.
Singh VK, Parekh VI, et al.
Int. J. Radiation Oncology Biol. Phys., 79, 571-578 (2011)

Our team of scientists has experience in all areas of research including Life Science, Material Science, Chemical Synthesis, Chromatography, Analytical and many others.

Contact Technical Service