α-Lipoic Acid

• UNSPSC Description:

  α-Lipoic Acid (Thioctic acid) is an antioxidant, which is an essential cofactor of mitochondrial enzyme complexes. α-Lipoic Acid inhibits NF-κB-dependent HIV-1 LTR activation[1][2][3]. α-Lipoic Acid induces endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-mediated apoptosis in hepatoma cells[4]. α-Lipoic Acid can be used with CPUL1 (HY-151802) to construct the self-assembled nanoaggregate CPUL1-LA NA, which has improved antitumor efficacy than CPUL1[5].

• Target Antigen:

  Apoptosis; Endogenous Metabolite; HIV; Mitochondrial Metabolism; NF-κB

• Type:

  Natural Products

• Related Pathways:

  Anti-infection;Apoptosis;Metabolic Enzyme/Protease;NF-κB

• Applications:

  Cancer-Kinase/protease

• Field of Research:

  Cancer; Infection; Inflammation/Immunology

• Assay Protocol:

  https://www.medchemexpress.com/_alpha_-Lipoic-Acid.html

• Purity:

  99.86

• Solubility:

  DMSO : 100 mg/mL (ultrasonic)|H2O : < 0.1 mg/mL (ultrasonic)

• Smiles:

  O=C(O)CCCCC1SSCC1

• Molecular Weight:

  206.33

• References & Citations:

  [1]Xiao L, et al. Activity of the dietary antioxidant ergothioneine in a virus gene-based assay for inhibitors of HIV transcription. Biofactors. 2006;27(1-4):157-65.|[2]Yang Y, et al. Alpha-lipoic acid improves high-fat diet-induced hepatic steatosis by modulating the transcription factors SREBP-1, FoxO1 and Nrf2 via the SIRT1/LKB1/AMPK pathway. J Nutr Biochem. 2014 Nov;25(11):1207-1217.|[3]Lei D, et al. Synergistic neuroprotective effect of rasagiline and idebenone against retinal ischemia-reperfusion injury via the Lin28-let-7-Dicer pathway. Oncotarget. 2018 Jan 30;9(15):12137-12153.|[4]Pibiri M, et al. α-Lipoic acid induces Endoplasmic Reticulum stress-mediated apoptosis in hepatoma cells. Sci Rep. 2020 Apr 28;10(1):7139.|[5]Liu J, et al. Nanoaggregates of Disulfide-Decorated TrxR Inhibitor Promote Cellular Uptake, Selective Targeting, and Antitumor Efficacy. Langmuir, 2022.

• Shipping Conditions:

  Room Temperature

• Storage Conditions:

  -20°C, 3 years; 4°C, 2 years (Powder)

• Clinical Information:

  Launched

• CAS Number:

  1077-28-7