More importantly, studies show that R(+)-Lipoic Acid is taken up into the tissues to a greater degree than the S(-)-form. In one study 29 scientists gave lab animals the R(+)-, the S(-)-, or the racemate form of lipoic acid - providing it by injection, so as to bypass the differences in absorption in the digestive system, and thus start the animals off on a level playing field. As expected, lipoic acid levels were the same in all three groups within the first hour as the injected lipoic acid made its way through the circulation. But three hours later, the animals which had received R(+)-Lipoic Acid had two to seven times more lipoic acid in the lenses of their eyes than animals given the same amount of the S(-)-form, and three times as much as the animals given the racemate form!
Impressive as these results are, an even more important difference emerges only after the different forms of lipoic acid have been taken into your cells.
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