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GO_term: GO:0042360
| GO:0042360 | Definition | The chemical reactions and physical changes involving vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol), a fat-soluble vitamin considered to act primarily as an antioxidant. | ||
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| The chemical reactions involving vitamin E, tocopherol, which includes a series of eight structurally similar compounds. Alpha-tocopherol is the most active form in humans and is a powerful biological antioxidant. | ||||
| Term | vitamin E metabolism | |||
| Type | Biological_process | |||
| Child | Instance | GO:0010189 | ||
| Parent | Instance_of | GO:0006775 | ||
| Attributes_of | Index | Ancestor (21) | ||
| Descendent | GO:0010189 | |||
| GO:0042360 |
