"lipoic acid" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. (organic chemistry) The carboxylic acid 5-[(3R)-dithiolan-3-yl]pentanoic acid, one enantiomer of which is an essential cofactor for many enzyme complexes. Wikipedia link: lipoic acid Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Organic compounds Derived forms: lipoyl
    Sense id: en-lipoic_acid-en-noun-sossM4Oy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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