Vitamin “E”

Structure of “Vitamin E”

Vitamin E is a group of eight fat soluble chemicals that

include four tocopherols and four tocotrienols.

a mixture of
several
components
found in foods
 Sources of “Vitamin E”

Egg-yolk Green-peas
Germinating gram seeds
 Functions of “Vitamin E”
damages
oxidizing
 Vitamin E is an antioxidant agents
unpaired
 protects body tissue from damage caused by free radicals valency
electron
 keeps the immune system strong against viruses and
bacteria
  it helps the body to use vitamin K
 Diseases that prevents “Vitamin E”
 Cancer
 heart diseases
 liver disease
 and stroke
 Diseases due to deficiency of “Vitamin E”

 It affects blood cells & damages to the white bold cells

Thank You…..