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The Journal of Lipid Research, Vol. 40, 665-671, April 1999
Copyright © 1999 by Lipid Research, Inc.
Urinary excretion of 2,7,8-trimethyl-2-(ß-carboxyethyl)-6-hydroxychroman is a major route of elimination of -tocopherol in humans
J. E. Swansona,
R. N. Benb,
G. W. Burtonb, and
R. S. Parkera
a Division of Nutritional Sciences, National Research Council, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0R6
b Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, and Steacie Institute of Molecular Sciences, National Research Council, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0R6
Correspondence to:
J. E. Swanson
Little is known of the post-absorptive, metabolic fate of -tocopherol, the major form of vitamin E in North American diets. The objective of this study was to determine the extent of urinary excretion of 2,7,8-trimethyl-2-(ß-carboxyethyl)-6-hydroxychroman ( -CEHC), a recently identified metabolite of -tocopherol. A method for measurement of urinary -CEHC was developed, using gas chromatographymass spectrometry (GCMS) with a deuterated internal standard, 2,7,8-trimethyl-2-(ß-carboxyethyl)-(3,4-2H2)-6-hydroxychroman (d2- -CEHC). This standard was synthesized by dehydrogenation of 6-acetyl- -CEHC followed by deuteration of the resulting 3,4-double bond. The use of d2- -CEHC resulted in accurate determinations of the concentration of d0- -CEHC in human urine. Urine samples containing added d2- -CEHC were treated with ß-glucuronidase, extracted with an organic solvent, and analyzed by GCMS. Analysis of 24-h urine pools from healthy subjects revealed -CEHC concentrations, normalized against creatinine, ranging from 2.5 to 31.5 µmol/g creatinine, or a total of 4.6 to 29.8 µmol per day. These results correspond to 212 mg -tocopherol excreted daily as -CEHC in the urine. Given an estimated mean intake of -tocopherol of 20 mg/day, catabolism of -tocopherol to -CEHC, followed by glucuronide conjugation and urinary excretion, is a major pathway for elimination of -tocopherol in humans.Swanson, J. E., R. N. Ben, G. W. Burton, and R. S. Parker. Urinary excretion of 2,7,8-trimethyl-2-(ß-carboxyethyl)-6-hydroxychroman is a major route of elimination of -tocopherol in humans. J. Lipid Res. 1999. 40: 665 671.
Supplementary key words:
vitamin E, -chroman acid, tocopherol metabolism, LLU-

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