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A year away to 100th year of vitamin E synthesis
Author(s) -
Kundu Subhradip,
Sarkar Debayan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of heterocyclic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.321
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1943-5193
pISSN - 0022-152X
DOI - 10.1002/jhet.4309
Subject(s) - chemistry , vitamin e , vitamin , organic chemistry , biochemistry , antioxidant
Vitamin E was discovered in the year 1922 as a dietary constituent by Herbert McLean Evans and Katharine J. Scott Bishop. Next year we will be celebrating 100th year anniversary of vitamin E discovery. This minireview highlights discoveries of eight naturally available forms (tocopherols and tocotrienols) of vitamin E and their most important synthetic attempts. This minireview is dedicated to the pioneers of vitamin E for serving a crucial biomolecule to the mankind.