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Review
. 2024 May;108(3):646-663.
doi: 10.1111/jpn.13919. Epub 2024 Jan 11.

Over 100 years of vitamin E: An overview from synthesis and formulation to application in animal nutrition

Theo Ralla  1 , Anna-Maria Kluenter  1 , Gilberto Litta  1 , Marc-Andre Müller  1 , Werner Bonrath  1 , Christian Schäfer  1
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Over 100 years of vitamin E: An overview from synthesis and formulation to application in animal nutrition

Theo Ralla et al. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl). 2024 May.

Abstract

The groundbreaking discovery of vitamin E by Evans and Bishop in 1922 was an important milestone in vitamin research, inspiring further investigation into its crucial role in both human and animal nutrition. Supplementing vitamin E has been proved to enhance multiple key physiological systems such as the reproductive, circulatory, nervous and muscular systems. As the main antioxidant in the blood and on a cellular level, vitamin E maintains the integrity of both cellular and vascular membranes and thus modulates the immune system. This overview showcases important and innovative routes for synthesizing vitamin E on a commercial scale, provides cutting-edge insights into formulation concepts for successful product form development and emphasizes the importance and future of vitamin E in healthy and sustainable animal nutrition.

Keywords: animal nutrition; antioxidant; formulation; tocopherol; tocopheryl acetate; vitamin E.

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