CHEBI:45230 - (R)-dihydrolipoic acid

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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
Supplier Information ChemicalBook:CB8855523, eMolecules:31430346, ZINC000003869601
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Formula C8H16O2S2
Net Charge 0
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 )
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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
Synonyms Sources
(6R)-6,8-dihydrothioctic acid ChEBI
(6R)-6,8-dimercaptooctanoic acid IUPAC
(6R)-DHLA ChEBI
(R)-6,8-Dihydrothioctic acid ChEBI
(R)-DHLA ChEBI
DIHYDROLIPOIC ACID PDBeChem
RDHLA ChEBI
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CPD-296 MetaCyc
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Registry Number Type Source
1722776 Beilstein Registry Number Beilstein
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Last Modified
24 November 2014