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Which vitamin acts as an antioxidant in the glutathione peroxide pathway?

  1. α-Tocopherol

  2. Tocotrienol

  3. γ-Tocopherol

  4. I isomer of tocotrienol
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Explanation

α-Tocopherol functions as an antioxidant in the glutathione peroxidase pathway, and it protects cell membranes from oxidation by reacting with lipid radicals produced in the lipid peroxidation chain reaction.

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