Concept information
Preferred term
Inositol
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Chiro Inositol
- Chiro-Inositol
- Mesoinositol
- Myoinositol
Scope note
- 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.
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007294
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