Which of the following Vitamin is an antioxidant?
Correct Answer: Vitamin E
Description: VitE is an anti-oxidant. The E vitamins consist of eight naturally occurring tocopherols, of which a-tocopherolis the most active (Figure 28.28). The primary function of vitamin E is as an antioxidant in prevention of the nonenzymic oxidation of cell components, for example, polyunsaturated fatty acids, by molecular oxygen and free radicals. Reference: Lippincott Textbook of Biochemistry pg no. 391
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