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dihydrolipoamide
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Dihydrolipoamide is a molecule oxidized by dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase in order to produce lipoamide. Lipoamide is subsequently used as a cofactor for α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase, the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex, and branched-chain α-ketoacid dehydrogenase complex.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C8H17NOS2
- Molecular weight
- 207.4 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 6,8-bis(sulfanyl)octanamide
- SMILES
- C(CCC(=O)N)CC(CCS)S
- InChIKey
- VLYUGYAKYZETRF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1.1
- Polar surface area
- 45.1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 3
- H-bond acceptors
- 3
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 207.075156
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- chemical formula
- C₈H₁₇NOS₂
- canonical SMILES
- C(CCC(=O)N)CC(CCS)S
- found in taxon
- Homo sapiens
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Encyclopedic overview
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Dihydrolipoamide is a molecule oxidized by dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase in order to produce lipoamide. Lipoamide is subsequently used as a cofactor for α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase, the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex, and branched-chain α-ketoacid dehydrogenase complex.
==See also== Dihydrolipoic acid Lipoic acid
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