[alpha-Lipoic acid--a natural disulfide cofactor and antioxidant with anticarcinogenic effects] - PubMed

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[alpha-Lipoic acid--a natural disulfide cofactor and antioxidant with anticarcinogenic effects]

[Article in Slovak]

I Dovinová. Ceska Slov Farm. 1996 Sep.

Abstract

The present survey summarizes the data about the structure, function and methods of investigation of the natural substance alpha-lipoic acid. This compound is an important growth factor of many microorganisms and at the same time a disulfide cofactor of dehydrogenases in oxidative phosphorylation. It is a physiological constituent of biological membranes, an efficient antioxidant and a scavenger of free radicals. Lipoic acid possesses anticarcinogenic and preventive effects which protect the calls from damage.

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