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( )-A-TOCOPHEROL ACETATE [1 record]

Record 1 2013-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Biochemistry
OBS

The signs (+) and (-) replace the letters d and l, respectively, to denote dextrorotatory and levorotatory compounds.

OBS

The word "alpha" must be replaced by the corresponding Greek letter or italicized; the abbreviation "d" must be italicized.

Key term(s)
  • (+)-a-tocopherol acetate
  • d-a-tocopheryl acetate
  • d-a-tocopherol acetate

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Biochimie
OBS

Les signes (+) et (-) remplacent les lettres italiques «d» et «l», respectivement, dans les noms des composés dextrogyres et lévogyres.

OBS

Le mot «alpha» doit être remplacé par la lettre grecque correspondante ou s'écrire en italique.

Key term(s)
  • acétate du (+)-a-tocophérol
  • acétate de d a-tocophérol

Spanish

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