6,8-dithio-n-octanoate

chemical compound
Also known as: lipS2

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role in metabolism

  • mitochondria and cellular respiration
    In metabolism: The oxidation of pyruvate

    …(S) of the coenzyme (6,8-dithio-n-octanoate or lipS2) of the second enzyme in the complex, dihydrolipoyl transacetylase (enzyme 2). The hydroxyethyl group attaches to lipS2 at one of its sulfur atoms, as shown in [35]; the result is that coenzyme lipS2 is reduced and the hydroxyethyl moiety is oxidized.

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