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Inositol  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

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Synonym(s)

  • 4L6452S749
  • 6917-35-7 (Inositol)
  • Chiro-Inositol
  • Mesoinositol
  • Myoinositol

Pharmacological Action(s)

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  • French

  • 4L6452S749
  • 6917-35-7 (Inositol)
  • Cyclohexanehexol
  • méso-Inositol
  • myo-Inositol

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-VR8C574F-9

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