Component
Chylomicron alpha-tocopherol stereoisomer delivery
Appearance of labeled alpha-tocopherol stereoisomers in the human chylomicron fraction.
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What it does
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What acts on it
After equal oral labeled RRR- and SRR-alpha-tocopheryl acetate, the human chylomicron fraction contained similar concentrations of the two tocopherol stereoisomers.
Experimental context and source evidence
- cross_nutrient
- false
- experimental_model
- Human stable-isotope oral study with lipoprotein fractionation
- exposure
- Four subjects received equal paired doses of labeled RRR and SRR acetate ester with breakfast: 40, 50, 75 or 75 mg of each ester; samples through 76 hours.
- limitations
- Small tracer study; fraction enrichment alone does not prove the molecular sorting step or clinical benefit.
- nutrient_topic
- Vitamin E research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Vitamin E
- organism
- Homo sapiens
- plain_language
- Early chylomicron delivery did not strongly distinguish the two tested stereoisomers.
- primary_references
- [traber1990] RRR- and SRR-alpha-tocopherols are secreted without discrimination in human chylomicrons, but RRR-alpha-tocopherol is preferentially secreted in very low density lipoproteins. (1990). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2351872/ DOI: 10.1016/s0022-2275(20)42836-6
- tissue_or_cell_type
- Plasma chylomicron or VLDL fractions
Vitamin E: transport, membrane protection and nutrient interactions (2026-09-17) · lines 298–309
AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Human stable-isotope oral study with lipoprotein fractionation · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
### ve-transport-chylomicron-stereoisomers After equal oral labeled RRR- and SRR-alpha-tocopheryl acetate, the human chylomicron fraction contained similar concentrations of the two tocopherol stereoisomers. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Vitamin E research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: Early chylomicron delivery did not strongly distinguish the two tested stereoisomers. organism: Homo sapiens tissue_or_cell_type: Plasma chylomicron or VLDL fractions experimental_model: Human stable-isotope oral study with lipoprotein fractionation limitations: Small tracer study; fraction enrichment alone does not prove the molecular sorting step or clinical benefit. exposure: Four subjects received equal paired doses of labeled RRR and SRR acetate ester with breakfast: 40, 50, 75 or 75 mg of each ester; samples through 76 hours. cross_nutrient: false [traber1990] RRR- and SRR-alpha-tocopherols are secreted without discrimination in human chylomicrons, but RRR-alpha-tocopherol is preferentially secreted in very low density lipoproteins. (1990). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2351872/ DOI: 10.1016/s0022-2275(20)42836-6
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