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Definition of Inositol
1. Noun. An optically inactive alcohol that is a component of the vitamin B complex.
Definition of Inositol
1. Noun. (biochemistry) any of several isomeric cyclic polyhydric alcohols, C6H12O6, found in both plant and animal tissue. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Inositol
1. an alcohol found in plant and animal tissue [n -S]
Medical Definition of Inositol
1. A cyclic hexahydric alcohol with 6 possible isomers. The biologically active form is myo inositol. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Inositol
Literary usage of Inositol
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Textbook of Organic Chemistry by Joseph Scudder Chamberlain (1921)
"inositol is known as muscle sugar because of its sweet taste and because it is
found in animal muscle tissue, especially in the heart and brain. ..."
2. Plantation Rubber and the Testing of Rubber by George Stafford Whitby (1920)
"A few remarks may be added here as to the possible mode of occurrence of inositol
derivatives and on the general question of their possible physiological ..."
3. Molecular Neurobiology: Proceedings of the 2nd NIMH Conference by Steven Zalcman (1995)
"Thus, regulation of the phosphatidyl inositol cycle may be different in neurons
and other cells. Using low stringency hybridization, we have identified ..."
4. A Text-book of organic chemistry by Arnold Frederick Holleman (1913)
"... P. 139°) inositol, C6H12O6, ... inositol is also a constituent of the heart-
muscle, the liver, and the brain. ..."
5. Gene Expression in Algae and Fungi Including Yeast: Bibliography January by Janet Saunders, Robert D. Warmbrodt (2001)
"The inositol requirement was marked when choline was present in the medium.
inositol-1- phosphate synthase, the regulatory enzyme of inositol synthesis, ..."
6. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"Angiotensin II also increased inositol phosphate accumulation over the range 1
... inositol trisphosphate levels increased in a biphasic manner after 15 sec ..."
7. The Simple Carbohydrates and the Glucosides by Edward Frankland Armstrong (1919)
"Phytin, a compound of z-inositol and phosphoric acid, is an important derivative
of z-inositol found in the seeds of many plants. It was isolated from rice ..."
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