Identify the following antioxidant molecule.                  A. alpha tocopherol hydroquinone                                                                                       B.dehydroascorbic acid           CH3          CH3                                                   C. alpha tocopherol semi-quinone             \             /                                                           D. ascorbic acid                C  =  C                                                            E. alpha tocopherol quinone          /             \                                                                     : O – C               C  –  O      CH3            \\          //            \   /               C  –  C               C – CH2–CH2–CH2–CH–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH–CH3             /             \            /                                   l                                l                                 l              CH3          CH2– CH2                              CH3                           CH3                           CH3

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Identify the following antioxidant molecule.                  A. alpha tocopherol hydroquinone 

                                                                                     B.dehydroascorbic acid

          CH3          CH3                                                   C. alpha tocopherol semi-quinone

            \             /                                                           D. ascorbic acid 

              C  =  C                                                            E. alpha tocopherol quinone

         /             \                                                                    

: O – C               C  –  O      CH3

           \\          //            \   /

              C  –  C               C – CH2–CH2–CH2–CH–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH–CH3

            /             \            /                                   l                                l                                 l   

          CH3          CH2– CH2                              CH3                           CH3                           CH3  

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