| Description | Inositol, also known as quercinitol or scyllitol, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as cyclohexanols. Cyclohexanols are compounds containing an alcohol group attached to a cyclohexane ring. Inositol is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). Inositol exists in all living organisms, ranging from bacteria to humans. In humans, inositol is involved in inositol phosphate metabolism. Outside of the human body, Inositol has been detected, but not quantified in, several different foods, such as chinese chives, agars, other bread, hickory nuts, and horseradish. (-)-inositol is found in Aconitum japonicum, Actinidia chinensis, Aegialitis annulata, Allium chinense, Anaphalis lactea, Angelica acutiloba, Annona squamosa, Apocynum venetum, Artemia salina, Cajanus cajan, Callicarpa pedunculata, Camellia sinensis, Campanula glomerata, Campanula persicifolia, Camptotheca acuminata, Cannabis sativa, Centella asiatica, Ceratonia siliqua, Chamaemelum nobile, Combretum micranthum, Cornus florida, Croton celtidifolius, Croton cortesianus, Cyclocarya paliurus, Daphnia magna, Detarium microcarpum, Duhaldea cappa, Tetradium glabrifolium, Tetradium daniellii, Euphorbia humifusa, Eysenhardtia platycarpa, Fagopyrum esculentum, Glycine max, Helinus integrifolius, Homo sapiens, Hyssopus officinalis, Lonicera bournei, Maclura pomifera, Marsdenia tomentosa, Mosla dianthera, Mus musculus, Mutisia acuminata, Nelumbo nucifera, Olea europaea, Petasites formosanus, Peucedanum japonicum, Phaseolus vulgaris, Pinus pinaster, Planchonella vitiensis, Pogostemon cablin, Primula veris, Prunus persica, Samadera indica, Quercus salicina, Salacia chinensis, Salsola collina, Sandoricum indicum, Siraitia grosvenorii, Stereocaulon ramulosum, Streptomyces albidoflavus, Taxus mairei, Tecoma stans, Trifolium incarnatum, Vahlia capensis and Viscum album. This could make inositol a potential biomarker for the consumption of these foods. |
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| 1,2,3,4,5,6-Cyclohexanehexol | ChEBI | | Inositols | ChEBI | | Quercinitol | MeSH | | Scyllitol | MeSH | | Scyllo-inositol | MeSH | | (1R,2R,3R,4R,5R,6R)-1,2,3,4,5,6-Cyclohexanehexol | MeSH | | AZD-103 | MeSH | | ELND005 | MeSH |
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