Inositol - Compound Summary (CID 892)
Also known as: myo-inositol, meso-Inositol, Scyllo-inositol, Muco-Inositol, Allo-inositol, i-Inositol, epi-Inositol, Myoinositol, Scyllitol
Molecular Formula: C6H12O6   Molecular Weight: 180.15588   InChIKey: CDAISMWEOUEBRE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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.   From: MeSH
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