thioctic acid

  • 1thioctic acid — (ˈ)thī|äktik noun Etymology: thioctic from thi + octa + ic : alpha or oxidized lipoic acid called also 6,8 thioctic acid * * * /thuy ok tik/ 1. Biochem. an organic acid, C8H14O2S2, that occurs as a coenzyme in hydrogen transfer reactions in… …

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  • 2thioctic acid — /thuy ok tik/ 1. Biochem. an organic acid, C8H14O2S2, that occurs as a coenzyme in hydrogen transfer reactions in certain plants, microorganisms, and animals and functions as a growth factor for many species of bacteria and protozoa. 2. Pharm. a… …

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  • 3thioctic acid — SYN: lipoic acid. * * * thi·oc·tic acid also 6,8 thi·oc·tic acid (.siks .āt )thī .äk tik n a lipoic acid C8H14O2S2 that has been reported to ameliorate the effects of poisoning by mushrooms (as the death cap) of the genus Amanita …

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  • 46,8-thioctic acid — noun see thioctic acid …

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  • 5lipoic acid — (= thioctic acid; 1,2 dithiolane 3 valeric acid) Regarded as a coenzyme in the oxoglutarate dehydrogenase complex of the tricarboxylic acid cycle. Involved generally in oxidative decarboxylations of a keto acids. A growth factor for some… …

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  • 6Lipoic acid — Chembox new ImageFile = Lipoic acid 2D skeletal.png ImageSize = ImageFile1 = Lipoic acid 3D vdW.png IUPACName = 5 [(3 R ) dithiolan 3 yl] pentanoic acid OtherNames = α lipoic acid (alpha lipoic acid), thioctic acid, 6,8 dithiooctanoic acid… …

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  • 7li|po|ic acid — «lih POH ihk», = thioctic acid. (Cf. ↑thioctic acid) …

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  • 8lipoic acid — Functions as the amide (lipoamide) in the disulfide (–S–S–) form in the transfer of “active aldehyde” (acetyl), the two carbon fragment resulting from decarboxylation of pyruvate from α hydroxyethylthiamin pyrophosphate to acetyl CoA, itself… …

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  • 9lipoic acid — lə̇ˈpōik noun Etymology: lip + ic : any of several microbial growth factors occurring especially in yeast and liver; specifically : the crystalline alpha variety C7H13S2COOH that together with cocarboxylase and other factors is essential for the… …

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  • 10Берлитион — Тиоктовая кислота (Thioctic acid) Химическое соединение …

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