Dihydrolipoamide

Dihydrolipoamide
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
6,8-Bis(sulfanyl)octanamide[1]
Other names
6,8-Dimercaptooctanamide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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KEGG
MeSH dihydrolipoamide
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C8H17NOS2/c9-8(10)4-2-1-3-7(12)5-6-11/h7,11-12H,1-6H2,(H2,9,10) checkY
    Key: VLYUGYAKYZETRF-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C8H17NOS2/c9-8(10)4-2-1-3-7(12)5-6-11/h7,11-12H,1-6H2,(H2,9,10)
    Key: VLYUGYAKYZETRF-UHFFFAOYAF
  • O=C(N)CCCCC(S)CCS
Properties
C8H17NOS2
Molar mass 207.35 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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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.

  1. ^ Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry : IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013 (Blue Book). Cambridge: The Royal Society of Chemistry. 2014. p. 697. doi:10.1039/9781849733069-FP001. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4. The prefixes 'mercapto' (–SH), and 'hydroseleno' or selenyl (–SeH), etc. are no longer recommended.