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Inositol
Medical 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. | |
Guide Notes: | a B vitamin & lipotropic factor | |
CAS Type 1 Name: | CAS Number: | 6917-35-7 |
Inositol Phosphates - Phosphoric acid esters of inositol. They include mono- and polyphosphoric acid esters, with the exception of inositol hexaphosphate which is PHYTIC ACID. |
Inositol Medical Definitions and Terms
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