(R)-6,8-Dimercaptooctanoic Acid is a useful research chemical used in the preparation of of pharmaceutically active uridine ester nucleosides against a variety of diseases.
Definition
ChEBI: (R)-dihydrolipoic acid is the (R)-enantiomer and bioactive form of dihydrolipoic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a (R)-dihydrolipoate. It is an enantiomer of a (S)-dihydrolipoic acid.