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Alternate Names: Berlition, Thiogamma, Lipoec, Tiobec
CAS No: 1200-22-2
PubChem CID: 6112
Mol Formula: C8H14O2S2
Mol Weight: 206.30 g/mol
IUPAC Name: 5-[(3R)-dithiolan-3-yl]pentanoic acid
Commercial / Development Status: Commercial APIs
Source / Manufacturing Origin: Synthetic APIs
API Description: (R)-lipoic acid is the (R)-enantiomer of lipoic acid. A vitamin-like, C8 thia fatty acid with anti-oxidant properties. It has a role as a prosthetic group, a nutraceutical and a cofactor. It is a lipoic acid, a member of dithiolanes, a heterocyclic fatty acid and a thia fatty acid. It is functionally related to an octanoic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a (R)-lipoate. It is an enantiomer of a (S)-lipoic acid.
