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vitamin E biosynthetic process
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of vitamin E, tocopherol, which includes a series of eight structurally similar compounds. Alpha-tocopherol is the most active form in humans and is a powerful biological antioxidant.
- vitamin E biosynthesis
- vitamin E synthesis
- vitamin E formation
- GO:0010189
- vitamin E anabolism
- tocopherol biosynthesis
- tocopherol biosynthetic process
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