Structured Summary
Abstract
An isomer of glucose that has traditionally been considered to be a B vitamin although it has an uncertain status as a vitamin and a deficiency syndrome has not been identified in man. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1379) Inositol phospholipids are important in signal transduction.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C6H12O6
- Molecular Weight
- 180.16 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 87-89-8
- IUPAC Name
- cyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol
- InChIKey
- CDAISMWEOUEBRE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- C1(C(C(C(C(C1O)O)O)O)O)O
- MeSH Unique ID
- D007294
- Source
- PubChem CID 892
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Synonyms
4 entry terms
- Chiro-Inositol
- Mesoinositol
- Myoinositol
- Chiro Inositol
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29 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Inositol. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007294. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007294
- Inositol. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inositol
- Inositol. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q407997
- Inositol. In: PubChem Compound. CID 892. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/892