inositols

MediLexicon inositol - Medical Dictionary Definition for Term 'inositol'

[1. A member of the vitamin B complex necessary for growth of yeast and of mice; absence from the diet causes alopecia and dermatitis in mice and “spectacle eyes” in rats. It occurs in a number of stereoisomeric forms: cis-, epi-, allo-, neo-, myo-, muco-, chiro-, and scyllo-inositols; the most abundant naturally occurring inositol is myo-inositol (usually meant when “inositol” occurs without a prefix).

Molecular Formula: C6H12O6


InChI: InChI=1/C6H12O6/c7-1-2(8)4(10)6(12)5(11)3(1)9/h1-12H

InChIKey: InChIKey=CDAISMWEOUEBRE-UHFFFAOYAU
SMILES: OC1C(O)C(O)C(O)C(O)C1O

Names:
    cyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol
    EPIINOSITOL
    inositol
    inositols
    NSC55551
    1,2,3,4,5,6-cyclohexanehexol

Registries:
    PubChem CID 892
    ChEBI 24848
    PubChem ID 105284