Product Name: | DL-Thioctic acid |
CAS No.: | 62-46-4 |
Form: | Light yellow powdery crystals |
Introduction: | Lipoic acid is an antioxidant substance that surpasses vitamins A, C, and E, and eliminates free radicals that accelerate aging and disease. At the same time, lipoic acid also has a variety of beneficial effects on the human body, lipoic acid is a limiting essential chemicalbook nutrient required by cells to produce energy from energy substances such as sugars, and it is also an effective antioxidant and heavy metal chelator. The body can synthesize an appropriate amount of lipoic acid, but when it is under stress or illness, its synthesis cannot meet the required amount. Like many important substances in the body, levels of lipoic acid decline with age. |
Uses: | 1. Lipoic acid is a B vitamin, which can prevent the glycosylation of proteins, and can inhibit aldose reductase and prevent glucose or galactosification into sorbitol, so it is mainly used to treat and alleviate peripheral neuropathy caused by advanced diabetes. |
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