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α-Tocopherol transfer protein is not required for the discrimination against γ-tocopherol in vivo but protects it from side-chain degradation in vitro

Journal name:MOL NUTR FOOD RES.
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Literature Url: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mnfr.201300756/abstract?userIsAuthenticated=false&deniedAccessCustomisedMessage=
Date publication:2014 JAN.13.


Abstract

Scope

The mechanisms underlying the preferential retention of a single compound (α-tocopherol (αT)) of the eight vitamin E compounds in the body are incompletely understood. We hypothesized that vitamin E metabolism and not the hepatic α-tocopherol transfer protein (TTP) is responsible for the discrimination against non-αT congeners.

Methods and results

TTP knockout and wild-type mice (n= 12/group) were fed equimolar concentrations of αT and γ-tocopherol (γT; 50 mg/kg diet each) alone or together with sesamin (2 g/kg diet) for 6 wk. Inhibition of vitamin E metabolism with sesamin, but not TTP knockout, increased γT tissue concentrations. TTP-expressing and TTP-free cells were incubated with equimolar concentrations of αT and γT (25 μmol/L each) with or without sesamin (2 μmol/L). The preferential degradation of γT independently

Sesamin(>98% pure, CAS number 607-80-7) was from Chengdu Biopurify Phytochemicals Ltd....

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