- Dihydrolipoic acid
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Dihydrolipoic acid 6,8-dimercaptooctanoic acidOther namesreduced lipoic acidIdentifiers CAS number 462-20-4 PubChem 421 ChemSpider 408 KEGG C02147 MeSH Dihydrolipoic+acid ChEBI CHEBI:18047 ChEMBL CHEMBL225952 Jmol-3D images Image 1 - C(CCC(=O)O)CC(CCS)S
Properties Molecular formula C8H16O2S2 Molar mass 208.343 acid (verify) (what is: / ?)
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)Infobox references Dihydrolipoic acid is an organic compound that is the reduced form of lipoic acid. This carboxylic acid features a pair of thiol groups. It is optically active but only the R-enantiomer is biochemically significant. The lipoic acid/dihydrolipoic acid pair participate in a variety of biochemical transformations.
See also
Categories:- Carboxylic acids
- Thiols
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