(r) dihydrolipoic acid

(R)-Dihydrolipoic acid is a R-isomer of Dihydrolipoic acid. It is optically active, but only the R-enantiomer is biochemically significant. The lipoic acid/dihydrolipoic acid pair participate in a variety of biochemical transformations.

Dihydrolipoic acid (USAF XR-12) 是高效的抗氧化剂，对所有以氧为中心的自由基都有很强的清除能力。它在多种疾病中表现出抗炎特性。在 LPS 诱导的疾病行为大鼠中，它通过 ERK/Nrf2/HO-1/ROS/NLRP3 通路发挥预防作用。它还可以可用于抑郁症的研究。