Gamma-tocotrienol, a tocol antioxidant as a potent radioprotector

2009159 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Sanchita Ghosh · Armed Forces Institute of Pathology

S. Kulkarni

Kevin P. Hieber

Raymond Toles

Lyudmila Romanyukha

Tzu-Cheg Kao · Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Martin Hauer‐Jensen · University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

K. Sree Kumar

Abstract

GT3 is a radioprotectant having a higher DRF than any other tocols. The protection it provides close to the gastro-intestinal range indicate that GT3 can be considered as an ideal radioprotectant meriting further drug development stages for the ultimate use in humans.

Topics & Keywords

Radiation Effects and Dosimetry GABA and Rice Research Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volume 85, Issue 7, pp. 598-606

DOI: 10.1080/09553000902985128

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