Dihydrolipoic acid
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| Dihydrolipoic acid | |
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| IUPAC name | 6,8-dimercaptooctanoic acid |
| Other names | reduced lipoic acid |
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| CAS number | [462-20-4] |
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| SMILES | C(CCC(=O)O)CC(CCS)S |
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| Molecular formula | C8H16O2S2 |
| Molar mass | 208.343 |
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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.
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