Vitamin E was discovered in the year 1922 as a dietary constituent by Herbert McLean Evans and Katharine J. Scott Bishop. Next year we will be celebrating 100th year anniversary of vitamin E discovery. This minireview highlights discoveries of eight naturally available forms (tocopherols and tocotrienols) of vitamin E and their most important synthetic attempts. This minireview is dedicated to the pioneers of vitamin E for serving a crucial biomolecule to the mankind.

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距维生素 E 合成 100 年还有一年

Herbert McLean Evans 和 Katharine J. Scott Bishop 于 1922 年发现维生素 E 作为膳食成分。明年，我们将庆祝维生素 E 发现 100 周年。这篇小型综述重点介绍了维生素 E 的八种天然可用形式（生育酚和生育三烯酚）的发现及其最重要的合成尝试。这篇小评论致力于为人类提供重要生物分子的维生素 E 的先驱。