(+/-)-Dihydrolipoic acid Chemical Properties

Melting point:

60-62 °C

Boiling point:

160-165 °C(lit.)

storage temp. 

2-8°C

solubility 

ethanol: 50 mg/mL

form 

liquid

pka

5.4(at 25℃)

color 

light yellow

CAS DataBase Reference

7516-48-5(CAS DataBase Reference)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn,Xi

Risk Statements 

22-36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-36

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

JP1192000

MSDS

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(+/-)-Dihydrolipoic acid Usage And Synthesis

Application

(+/-)-Dihydrolipoic acid is a hydrogenated derivative of lipoic acid with strong physiological activity. It can participate in the physiological process of free radical scavenging in the human body and plays an important role in cell repair and metabolism.

benefits

LA and its reduced form dihydrolipoic acid are known to create a potent redox couple that enables them to increase regeneration of glutathione, vitamin E, and vitamin C, and scavenge hydroxyl radicals and singlet oxygen, and chelate metal ions

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