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Studies of the kinetics of the proton- or hydrogen-transfer reactions concerning vitamin E in solutions and in micellar dispersions by means of stopped-flow and absorption spectroscopy indicated that proton tunneling plays an important role in the antioxidant and regeneration reactions that are advantageous in vivo but not as a part of the harmful prooxidant action.
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