Dihydrolipoic acid
Chemical Structure Depiction of
Dihydrolipoic acid
Dihydrolipoic acid
Compound characteristics
| Compound ID: | CE02-5252 |
| Compound Name: | Dihydrolipoic acid |
| Molecular Weight: | 208.34 |
| Molecular Formula: | C8 H16 O2 S2 |
| CAS Number: | 462-20-4 |
| Smiles: | C(CCC(O)=O)CC(CCS)S |
| InChI Key: | IZFHEQBZOYJLPK-ZETCQYMHSA-N |
| Short Description: | Dihydrolipoic acid (USAF XR-12), a dithiol-containing carboxylic acid, acts as a general antioxidant that is highly reactive against a variety of reactive oxygen species, including peroxynitirite, hyd roxyl radicals, hydrogen peroxide, and hypochlorite, at concentrations ranging from 0.01-0.5 mM. |
| Pathway: | oxidation-reduction |
| Target: | Antioxidant |
| Alias: | 6,8-Dihydrothioctic acid , Reduced lipoic acid , DHLA , USAF XR-12 , Reduced thioctic acid |
| Stock amount: | 982 |