Alpha Lipoic Acid

Details:

Product Name:R Alpha Lipoic Acid
CAS: 1200-22-2
Appearance:Slightly yellow crystal powder
Grade:Cosmetic/Food /Medicine Molecular
Formula: C8H13O2S2
Molecular Weight: 206.32

R-(+)Lipoic Acid has been called the mitochondrial antioxidant because it is a key component of mitochondrial dehydrogenase complexes, which may help slow the natural aging process in animals. R-lipoic acid may be more effective than other forms of lipoic acid in increasing or maintaining levels of other antioxidants that may decline with age, including CoQ10, vitamins C and E, and glutathione, according to animal research.

Lipoic acid is an endogenous antioxidant, which can remove free radicals, promote the synthesis of vitamin C from glucose, promote the synthesis of glutathione, and effectively remove melanin. it can also assist coenzymes in physiological metabolism that is beneficial to the immunity of the body. Lipoic acid also has anti-inflammatory effect, can inhibit the activity of kinase, transforming factor, tumor necrosis factor and collagenase, and has anti-aging effect. Lipoic acid can preserve and regenerate other antioxidants and has a good health effect on the human body. at present, lipoic acid is widely used in the prevention and treatment of heart disease, diabetes, liver disease and Alzheimer's disease. The two enantiomers of lipoic acid showed different biological activities. Among them, R-type enantiomers are much more effective than S-type enantiomers, which may be due to the fact that during the metabolism of lipoic acid, a large amount of R-type lipoic acid can enter cells and mitochondria through the cell membrane and mitochondrial membrane and be reduced to dihydrolipoic acid, while only a small amount of S-type lipoic acid into cells is reduced. Dihydrolipoic acid has stronger antioxidant capacity than lipoic acid. The regeneration of endogenous antioxidants and the repair of oxidative damage can only be achieved in the form of dihydrolipoic acid.