(R)-dihydrolipoic acid (CHEBI:45230)

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ChEBI Name	(R)-dihydrolipoic acid

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:45230

ChEBI ASCII Name	(R)-dihydrolipoic acid

Definition	The (R)-enantiomer and bioactive form of dihydrolipoic acid.

Stars	This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.

Secondary ChEBI IDs	CHEBI:45226, CHEBI:30317

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Formula

C8H16O2S2

Net Charge

Average Mass

208.34344

Monoisotopic Mass

208.05917

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H16O2S2/c9-8(10)4-2-1-3-7(12)5-6-11/h7,11-12H,1-6H2,(H,9,10)/t7-/m1/s1

InChIKey

IZFHEQBZOYJLPK-SSDOTTSWSA-N

SMILES

OC(=O)CCCC[C@@H](S)CCS

Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s):	antioxidant A substance that opposes oxidation or inhibits reactions brought about by dioxygen or peroxides. (via dihydrolipoic acid ) Bronsted acid A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Bronsted base). (via oxoacid )

Biological Role(s):	human metabolite Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens). (via dihydrolipoic acid )

Application(s):	neuroprotective agent Any compound that can be used for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders. (via dihydrolipoic acid )

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	(R)-dihydrolipoic acid (CHEBI:45230) is a dihydrolipoic acid (CHEBI:18047) (R)-dihydrolipoic acid (CHEBI:45230) is conjugate acid of (R)-dihydrolipoate (CHEBI:83093) (R)-dihydrolipoic acid (CHEBI:45230) is enantiomer of (S)-dihydrolipoic acid (CHEBI:30318)

Incoming	(R)-dihydrolipoate (CHEBI:83093) is conjugate base of (R)-dihydrolipoic acid (CHEBI:45230) (S)-dihydrolipoic acid (CHEBI:30318) is enantiomer of (R)-dihydrolipoic acid (CHEBI:45230) (R)-dihydrolipoyl group (CHEBI:30319) is substituent group from (R)-dihydrolipoic acid (CHEBI:45230)

IUPAC Name

(6R)-6,8-disulfanyloctanoic acid

Registry Number	Type	Source
1722776	Beilstein Registry Number	Beilstein

Last Modified

24 November 2014