An octanoic acid bridged with two sulfurs so that it is sometimes also called a pentanoic acid in some naming schemes. It is biosynthesized by cleavage of LINOLEIC ACID and is a coenzyme of oxoglutarate dehydrogenase (KETOGLUTARATE DEHYDROGENASE COMPLEX). It is used in DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS.

Descriptor ID	D008063
MeSH Number(s)	D02.241.803 D02.886.778.827 D08.211.906 D10.251.941
Concept/Terms	Thioctic Acid Thioctic Acid alpha-Lipoic Acid Acid, alpha-Lipoic alpha Lipoic Acid Lipoic Acid Azupharma Brand of Thioctic Acid Azupharma Brand of Thioctic Acid Azulipont biomo Brand of Thioctic Acid biomo Brand of Thioctic Acid biomo-lipon biomo lipon biomolipon ct-Arzneimittel Brand of Thioctic Acid ct-Arzneimittel Brand of Thioctic Acid ct Arzneimittel Brand of Thioctic Acid alpha-Liponsaure von ct alpha Liponsaure von ct alphaLiponsaure von ct esparma Brand of Thioctic Acid esparma Brand of Thioctic Acid espa-lipon espa lipon espalipon Generosan Brand of Thioctic Acid Generosan Brand of Thioctic Acid Pleomix-Alpha N Pleomix Alpha N PleomixAlpha N Heumann Brand of Thioctic Acid Heumann Brand of Thioctic Acid alpha-Liponaure Heumann alpha Liponaure Heumann alphaLiponaure Heumann Hexal Brand of Thioctic Acid Hexal Brand of Thioctic Acid Neurium Illa Brand of Thioctic Acid Illa Brand of Thioctic Acid Illa Brand of Thioctic Acid Tromethamine Pleomix-Alpha Pleomix Alpha PleomixAlpha Juta Brand of Thioctic Acid Juta Brand of Thioctic Acid Juthiac Lichtenstein Brand of Thioctic Acid Lichtenstein Brand of Thioctic Acid Alphaflam Merck dura Brand of Thioctic Acid Merck dura Brand of Thioctic Acid duralipon MTW Brand of Thioctic Acid MTW Brand of Thioctic Acid MTW-Alphaliponsaure MTW Alphaliponsaure MTWAlphaliponsaure Pharmacia Brand of Thioctic Acid Pharmacia Brand of Thioctic Acid Fenint Q-Pharm Brand of Thioctic Acid Q-Pharm Brand of Thioctic Acid Q Pharm Brand of Thioctic Acid ratiopharm Brand of Thioctic Acid ratiopharm Brand of Thioctic Acid Liponsaure-ratiopharm Liponsaure ratiopharm Liponsaureratiopharm Rosen Brand of Thioctic Acid Rosen Brand of Thioctic Acid alpha-Vibolex alpha Vibolex alphaVibolex Sofotec Brand of Thioctic Acid Sofotec Brand of Thioctic Acid Alpha-Liponsaure Sofotec Alpha Liponsaure Sofotec AlphaLiponsaure Sofotec Stadapharm Brand of Thioctic Acid Stadapharm Brand of Thioctic Acid Alpha-Lipon Stada Alpha Lipon Stada AlphaLipon Stada Trommsdorgg Brand of Thioctic Acid Trommsdorgg Brand of Thioctic Acid Tromlipon Verla Brand of Thioctic Acid Verla Brand of Thioctic Acid Verla-Lipon Verla Lipon VerlaLipon Viatris Brand of Thioctic Acid Viatris Brand of Thioctic Acid Thioctacide T Viatris Brand of Thioctic Acid Tromethamine Viatris Brand of Thioctic Acid Tromethamine Thioctacid Worwag Brand of Thioctic Acid Worwag Brand of Thioctic Acid Thiogamma oral Alpha-Lipogamma Alpha Lipogamma AlphaLipogamma Worwag Brand of Thioctic Acid Meglumine Worwag Brand of Thioctic Acid Meglumine Thiogamma Injekt Injekt, Thiogamma Aliud Brand of Thioctic Acid Aliud Brand of Thioctic Acid Alpha-Lippon AL Alpha Lippon AL AlphaLippon AL

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Thioctic Acid".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Thioctic Acid".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Thioctic Acid".