Abstract
The study on the action of vitamin E as an antioxidant has been summarized aiming specifically at discussing the mechanism and rate of radical scavenging, relative activities of α-, β-, γ-, and δ-tocopherol, behavior of vitamin E in the membranes, effect of phytyl side chain, synergistic inhibition of oxidation with vitamin C, interaction with iron, and suppression of oxidative hemolysis of erythrocytes.
