Component

13′-Hydroxy-alpha-tocopherol

Initial terminal side-chain hydroxylation product of alpha-tocopherol; not alpha-CEHC.

1 recorded relationships. Experimental role, claim status and evidence remain attached to each record.

How nutrients influence it

Every nutrient with a recorded effect on this component, credited to the nutrient that acted rather than the chapter that recorded it. Open a nutrient to see the findings and the conditions they were measured under.

How nutrients reach it in more than one step

Chains of two or more recorded steps that end here, grouped by the nutrient they start from. Each step is a separate finding, so a chain is a route a mechanism could take, not proof that it does.

Tracing routes…

What it does

Every recorded relationship this component is part of, grouped by its role. Plain wording comes first; the technical statement follows.

Recorded relationships

What acts on it

  1. Recombinant human CYP4F2 catalyzed terminal side-chain hydroxylation of alpha-tocopherol to its 13′-hydroxy product.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    cross_nutrient
    false
    experimental_model
    Recombinant human P450 enzyme comparison
    exposure
    alpha-Tocopherol substrate with NADPH; quantitative incubation details not assigned here.
    limitations
    Initial oxidation only; other enzymes perform subsequent side-chain shortening.
    nutrient_topic
    Vitamin E research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Vitamin E
    organism
    Human protein in recombinant microsomes
    plain_language
    CYP4F2 begins breakdown of this tocopherol form.
    primary_references
    [sontag2002] Cytochrome P450 omega-hydroxylase pathway of tocopherol catabolism. Novel mechanism of regulation of vitamin E status. (2002). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11997390/ DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m201466200
    tissue_or_cell_type
    Microsomal enzyme preparation

    Vitamin E: transport, membrane protection and nutrient interactions (2026-09-17) · lines 402–413

    AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Recombinant human P450 enzyme comparison · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft

    ### ve-transport-cyp4f2-alpha-hydroxylation Recombinant human CYP4F2 catalyzed terminal side-chain hydroxylation of alpha-tocopherol to its 13′-hydroxy product. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Vitamin E research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: CYP4F2 begins breakdown of this tocopherol form. organism: Human protein in recombinant microsomes tissue_or_cell_type: Microsomal enzyme preparation experimental_model: Recombinant human P450 enzyme comparison limitations: Initial oxidation only; other enzymes perform subsequent side-chain shortening. exposure: alpha-Tocopherol substrate with NADPH; quantitative incubation details not assigned here. cross_nutrient: false [sontag2002] Cytochrome P450 omega-hydroxylase pathway of tocopherol catabolism. Novel mechanism of regulation of vitamin E status. (2002). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11997390/ DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m201466200
    Complete structured claim and evidence

In the sources

Preserved passages that mention this component, quoted exactly. Open one to read it in context.

    This is a research prototype built from draft material. It is not medical advice, and its statements still await verification against the original studies.

    Evidence, AI assistance and curation standards