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The selective, non-covalent, often stoichiometric, interaction of a molecule with one or more specific sites on another molecule. Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a vitamin, one of a number of unrelated organic substances that occur in many foods in small amounts and that are necessary in trace amounts for the normal metabolic functioning of the body. Interacting selectively and non-covalently with 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.

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GO TERM SUMMARY

Name: vitamin E binding
Acc: GO:0008431
Aspect: Molecular Function
Desc: Interacting selectively and non-covalently with 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.
Synonyms:
  • tocopherol binding
  • alpha-tocopherol binding
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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   Term or descendants: 20 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0008431 - vitamin E binding (interactive image map)

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