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Preferred term

Thioctic Acid  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • Acid, alpha-Lipoic
  • alpha Lipoic Acid
  • alpha-Lipoic Acid
  • Lipoic Acid

Scope note

  • An octanoic acid bridged with two sulfurs so that it is sometimes also called a pentanoic acid in some naming schemes. It is biosynthesized by cleavage of LINOLEIC ACID and is a coenzyme of oxoglutarate dehydrogenase (KETOGLUTARATE DEHYDROGENASE COMPLEX). It is used in DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS.

History note

  • 91; was LIPOIC ACID 1963-90

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008063

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