Dihydrolipoamide

Dihydrolipoamide
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 6,8-Bis(sulfanyl)octanamide
	Other names 6,8-Dimercaptooctanamide
Identifiers
CAS Number	3884-47-7 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:17694 ;
ChemSpider	643 ;
KEGG	C00579 ;
MeSH	dihydrolipoamide
PubChem CID	663;
UNII	8RF8AN4JFL ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID90863287 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C8H17NOS2/c9-8(10)4-2-1-3-7(12)5-6-11/h7,11-12H,1-6H2,(H2,9,10) Key: VLYUGYAKYZETRF-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; 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;
	SMILES O=C(N)CCCCC(S)CCS;
Properties
Chemical formula	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). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

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.

References

^ 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.

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