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(±)-α-Lipoic acid

≥98.0%

Synonyme(s) :

(±)-1,2-Dithiolane-3-pentanoic acid, 6,8-Dithiooctanoic acid, DL-α-Lipoic acid, DL-6,8-Thioctic acid, Lip(S2)

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About This Item

Formule empirique (notation de Hill):
C8H14O2S2
Numéro CAS:
Poids moléculaire :
206.33
Numéro Beilstein :
81853
Numéro CE :
Numéro MDL:
Code UNSPSC :
12352100
ID de substance PubChem :
Nomenclature NACRES :
NA.21

Pureté

≥98.0% (HPLC)
≥98.0%

Forme

solid

Résidus de calcination

≤0.1%

Perte

≤0.2% loss on drying

Pf

60-62 °C

Température de stockage

2-8°C

Chaîne SMILES 

OC(=O)CCCCC1CCSS1

InChI

1S/C8H14O2S2/c9-8(10)4-2-1-3-7-5-6-11-12-7/h7H,1-6H2,(H,9,10)

Clé InChI

AGBQKNBQESQNJD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Description générale

α-lipoic acid (ALA, thioctic acid) is a natural organosulfur compound produced in plants, animals and humans. It is a powerful antioxidant and plays a role in the forming nucleic acids, building blocks of DNA.

This product is a racemic mixture.

Application

(±)-α-Lipoic acid has been used:

  • In in vitro lipoylation studies and in the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC)-pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDHK) functional assay.
  • To investigate its antioxidative effect on developing cerebellum of rats exposed to arsenic during postnatal period.

Actions biochimiques/physiologiques

(±)-α-Lipoic acid exhibits direct free radical scavenging property and reduces the increased oxidative stress. In addition, it might also exhibit prooxidant activity. α-Lipoic acid functions as an important prosthetic group in α-keto acid dehydrogenase complexes of the mitochondria. It acts as a potential therapeutic for diabetic patients with distal symmetric polyneuropathy (DSP). α-Lipoic acid is also used in the treatment of energy-impaired and redox unbalanced diseases.
Antioxidant and coenzyme needed for the activity of enzyme complexes such as those of pyruvate dehydrogenase and glycine decarboxylase. Exogenous thioctic acid is reduced intracellularly by two or more enzymes. The reduced form then influences a number of cell processes by direct radical scavenging, recycling of other antioxidants, increasing glutathione synthesis, and modulating transcription factor activity particularly that of NF-κB. Decreases the phagocytosis of myelin by macrophages.

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Mentions de danger

Classification des risques

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1

Code de la classe de stockage

11 - Combustible Solids

Classe de danger pour l'eau (WGK)

WGK 2

Point d'éclair (°F)

Not applicable

Point d'éclair (°C)

Not applicable

Équipement de protection individuelle

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves


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Antioxidant and prooxidant activities of alpha-lipoic acid and dihydrolipoic acid
Moini H, et al.
Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 182(1), 84-90 (2002)
alpha-Lipoic acid in liver metabolism and disease
Bustamante J, et al.
Free Radical Biology & Medicine, 24(6), 1023-1039 (1998)
Oral treatment with alpha-lipoic acid improves symptomatic diabetic polyneuropathy: the SYDNEY 2 trial
Ziegler D, et al.
Diabetes Care, 29(11), 2365-2370 (2006)
M. Koike et al.
Antibiotics, Vitamins and Hormones, 112-112 (1977)
Component co-expression and purification of recombinant human pyruvate dehydrogenase complex from baculovirus infected SF9 cells
Jiang Y, et al.
Protein Expression and Purification, 97, 9-16 (2014)

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