Starch is a white, granular and organic chemical which is formed by all green plants. It is a soft, white…

In chemistry, betaine is any neutral chemical compounds having positively charged cationic functional group such as phosphonium cation or quaternary…

In the body, vitamin A appears in three forms: retinol, retinal, and retinoic acid. Together they are referred to as…

Beta-carotene is classified as a carotenoid, a class of phytochemicals. Carotenoids are a group of plant pigments that are the…

Alpha carotene is a cyclic carotene having beta and epsilon ring at opposite ends respectively. It is regarded as the…

Beta-cryptoxanthin belongs to the class of carotenoids, specifically xanthophylls. In the human body, Beta-cryptoxanthin is converted to vitamin A (retinol)…

Delta Tocotrienol is regarded to be the most powerful antioxidant of Vitamin E family. It also possesses anticancer effects. It…

Four compounds with saturated tails are tocopherols and four compounds with unsaturated tails are tocotrienols.  There are 4 dihydrocoumarin head…

β-Tocotrienol is a tocotrienol belonging to a member of vitamin E family. Food Sources Food name Weight (g) Beta Tocotrienol…

Alpha-tocotrienol is a tocotrienol which is chroman-6-ol substituted by methyl groups at positions 2, 5, 7 & 8 and a…