Dihydrolipoic acid

Dihydrolipoic acid

Names
IUPAC name 6,8-dimercaptooctanoic acid
Other names reduced lipoic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	462-20-4
ChEBI	CHEBI:18047
ChEMBL	ChEMBL225952
ChemSpider	408
IUPHAR/BPS	6738
Jmol interactive 3D	Image
KEGG	C02147
MeSH	Dihydrolipoic+acid
PubChem	421
InChI InChI=1S/C8H16O2S2/c9-8(10)4-2-1-3-7(12)5-6-11/h7,11-12H,1-6H2,(H,9,10) Key: IZFHEQBZOYJLPK-UHFFFAOYSA-N InChI=1/C8H16O2S2/c9-8(10)4-2-1-3-7(12)5-6-11/h7,11-12H,1-6H2,(H,9,10) Key: IZFHEQBZOYJLPK-UHFFFAOYAP
SMILES C(CCC(=O)O)CC(CCS)S
Properties
Chemical formula	C8H16O2S2
Molar mass	208.343
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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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.

See also

• Dihydrolipoamide
• Lipoamide