inositol
A natural sugar found in cell membrane phospholipids, plasma lipoproteins, and (as the phosphate form) in the nucleus with potential chemopreventive properties. As one of a number of intracellular phosphate compounds, inositol is involved in cell signaling and may stimulate tumor cell differentiation.
| Synonym: | myo-inositol |
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| Chemical structure: | cis-1,2,3,5-trans-4,6-cyclohexanehexol cyclohexanehexol |
| NSC code: | 55552 8101 |