Alpha Natural Source Vitamin E is a mixture of several related compounds known as tocopherols. The a-tocopherol molecule is the most potent of the tocopherols.
Vitamin E is absorbed from the intestines packaged in chylomicrons.
It is delivered to the tissues via chylomicron transport and then to the liver through chylomicron remnant uptake. The liver can export vitamin E in VLDLs. Due to its lipophilic nature, vitamin E accumulates in cellular membranes, fat deposits and other circulating lipoproteins. The major site of vitamin E storage is in adipose tissue. The major function of vitamin E is to act as a natural antioxidant by scavenging free radicals and molecular oxygen.