Concept information
Preferred term
Thioctic Acid
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
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
In other languages
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Finnish
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008063
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