Tocopherol stands for

Vitamin A

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Vitamin E

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Vitamin C

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Vitamin K

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Solution

The correct option is B Vitamin E
Tocopherol or vitamin E is fat soluble vitamin. It is antisterility factor and antioxidant for membrane lipids, skin, and hair etc. It reduces atherosclerosis and inhibits oxidation of vitamin A and unsaturated fatty acid. Retinol, ascorbic acid and phylloquinone stands for vitamin A, C and K respectively.
Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

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Q. Match the following.

List - I	List - II
1. Vitamin A	i. Calciferol
2. Vitamin D	ii. Tocopherol derivative
3. Vitamin E	iii. Retinol
4. Vitamin K	iv. Anti haemorrhagic

Match the vitamins with their chemical names.

$\begin{matrix} (a) Vitamin A & (i) Tocopherol (b) Vitamin C & (ii) Retinol (c) Vitamin D & (iii) Ascorbic acid (d) Vitamin E & (iv) Calciferol \end{matrix}$

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(a) vitamin A
(b) vitamin C
(c) vitamin D
(d) vitamin K

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Retinol (A), Ascorbic acid (C), Calciferol (D), Tocopherol (E), B complex vitamins, phylloquinone (K).

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