THE REDOX PAIR VITAMIN-E AND VITAMIN-C, A C-13-NMR STUDY

Authors
WIJESUNDARA MBJ BERGER S
Citation
Mbj. Wijesundara et S. Berger, THE REDOX PAIR VITAMIN-E AND VITAMIN-C, A C-13-NMR STUDY, Liebigs Annalen der Chemie, (12), 1994, pp. 1239-1241
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
Liebigs Annalen der Chemie → ACNP
ISSN journal
01702041
Issue
12
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1239 - 1241
Database
ISI
SICI code
0170-2041(1994):12<1239:TRPVAV>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Vitamin E is oxidized with iodine and the oxidation product reduced wi th vitamin C with C-13-NMR monitoring. It is shown that both the tocop heryl radical and the tocopherylquinone are reduced back to vitamin E by ascorbic acid.