RefMet Compound Details

RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0153264
RefMet nameLipoic acid
Systematic name1,2-dithiolane-3R-pentanoic acid
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Exact mass206.043524 (neutral)
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FormulaC8H14O2S2View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile1887 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=1S/C8H14O2S2/c9-8(10)4-2-1-3-7-5-6-11-12-7/h7H,1-6H2,(H,9,10)/t7-/m1/s1
InChIKeyAGBQKNBQESQNJD-SSDOTTSWSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESC(CCC(=O)O)C[C@@H]1CCSS1
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassFatty Acyls
Main ClassFatty acids
Sub ClassThia FA
Distribution of Lipoic acid in NMDR studies
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StudiesNMDR Studies reporting Lipoic acid
External Links
Pubchem CID6112
LIPID MAPSLMFA01130001
ChEBI ID30314
KEGG IDC16241
HMDB IDHMDB0001451
Chemspider ID5886
MetaCyc IDLIPOIC-ACID
Spectral data for Lipoic acid standards
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Structural annotation level
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving Lipoic acid

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R07770 ATP + (R)-Lipoate <=> Diphosphate + Lipoyl-AMPATP + (R)-Lipoate <=> Diphosphate + Lipoyl-AMP

Table of KEGG human pathways containing Lipoic acid

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa00785 Lipoic acid metabolism 1
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