Table of Contents

Tocotrienols in Plants: Occurrence, Biosynthesis, and Function. Safety of Unsaturated Vitamin E Tocotrienols and Their Isomers. Bioavailability and Metabolism of Tocotrienols. Bioavailability of Tocotrienols and Interference of Their Bioavailability by α-Tocopherol Supplementation. Alpha-Tocopherol: A Detriment to Tocotrienol Benefits. Antiangiogenic Effects of Tocotrienol. Mechanism of Delta-Tocotrienol on Colorectal Cancer. Targeted Prostate Cancer Chemoprevention Trial with Tocotrienols. δ-Tocotrienol: Demethylated Vitamin E with Hormetic Function and Therapeutic Application in Breast Cancer. Mevalonate-Suppressive Tocotrienols for Cancer Chemoprevention and Adjuvant Therapy. Potential of Tocotrienols in Lung Cancer. Tocotrienols and Atherosclerosis: Potential in Cardioprotection. Tocotrienols: Viable Options for Managing Metabolic Diseases. Tocotrienols as Possible Treatments for Obesity. Tocotrienols, Inflammation, and Cancer: How Are They Linked? 1-Modulating NF-κB Activity by Tocotrienols. Antioxidant Action of Tocotrienols. Tocotrienol in Human Pancreatic Cancer. Tocotrienols in the Treatment of Dyslipidemia. Tocotrienols and Vascular Effects. Prolongevity Effects of Tocotrienols: Trials in Caenorhabditis elegans. Anti-Tyrosinase Activity of Tocotrienol in Skin Blemishes. Tocotrienols and Bone Health. Tocotrienol and Physiology of Reproduction. Tocotrienol and Tocopherol in Stress-Induced Gastric Mucosal Injury. Structural Modification of Tocotrienols to Improve Bioavailability.

About the Author

Barrie Tan is the President of American River Nutrition, Inc. in Hadley, Massachusetts, USA.

Ronald Ross Watson is a Professor in the College of Public Health and School of Medicine at the University of Arizona, Tucson, USA.

Victor R. Preedy is the Director of the Genomics Centre at King's College London, UK.