highly significantP < 0.01
46 The highly significant negative correlation between α-tocopherol and γ-tocopherol ( r = 0.89, P < 0.01) may be due to the activation of γ-methyltransferase during germination, which is the key enzyme for the interconversion of α-tocopherol and γ-tocopherol. 21 The correlation between α-tocopherol, which has strong antioxidant activity, and phytosterols showed a positive correlation between α-tocopherol and stigmasterol, a negative correlation between α-tocopherol and Δ5-avenasterol, and no significant relationship with total phytosterols.