lipoic acid

lipoic acid noun

1. biochem a sulphur-containing fatty acid, regarded as an element of the vitamin B complex, minute amounts of which are required for carbohydrate metabolism

lipoic acid in Medicine lipoic acid [lĭ-pō′ĭk] n.

1. An organic acid produced by cells of certain microorganisms and essential to oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate to acetyl-CoA during metabolism.factor II