Toxicological Profile of the Pain-Relieving Antioxidant Compound Thioctic Acid in Its Racemic and Enantiomeric Forms

• Main Authors: Elena Lucarini (Author), Elena Trallori (Author), Daniele Tomassoni (Author), Francesco Amenta (Author), Carla Ghelardini (Author), Alessandra Pacini (Author), Lorenzo Di Cesare Mannelli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Thioctic acid is a multipotent antioxidant compound existing as dextrorotatory (+), eutomer and naturally occurring and levorotatory (−). It has been proven to help fight many pathologies and is sold as racemate. In agreement with studies claiming a greater biopotency of the eutomer compared to the...