thioctic acid

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(thī ok′tik)


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thi•oc′tic ac′id  (thī ok′tik),USA pronunciation 
  1. Biochemistryan organic acid, C8H14O2S2, that occurs as a coenzyme in hydrogen transfer reactions in certain plants, microorganisms, and animals and functions as a growth factor for many species of bacteria and protozoa.
  2. Biochemistry, Drugs[Pharm.]a preparation of thioctic acid used to treat liver disease and poisoning from amanita mushrooms.
  • thi- + oct- + -ic


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