Figure 1.
Chemical structure of alpha-lipoic acid (ALA). ALA exists as the levorotatory isomer S-(−)-ALA and the dextrorotatory isomer R-(+)-ALA. Upon reduction, ALA generates dihydrolipoic acid (DHLA). * Carbon chiral center.
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