| Dihydrolipoic acid | |
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6,8-dimercaptooctanoic acid |
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Other names
reduced lipoic acid |
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| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | 462-20-4 |
| PubChem | 421 |
| ChemSpider | 408 |
| KEGG | C02147 |
| MeSH | Dihydrolipoic+acid |
| ChEBI | CHEBI:18047 |
| ChEMBL | CHEMBL225952 |
| Jmol-3D images | Image 1 |
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| Properties | |
| Molecular formula | C8H16O2S2 |
| Molar mass | 208.343 |
| (verify) (what is: /?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) |
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| 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.