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

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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

inosine 5'-triphosphate
inosine diphosphate
inosine monophosphate
inosine pranobex
inosine triphosphatase
inosine triphosphate
inosines
inosinic
inosinic acid
inosinicase
inosinyl
inosite
inosites
inositide
inositides
inositol (current term)
inositol-tetrakisphosphate 1-kinase
inositol 1-alpha-galactosyltransferase
inositol 3 kinase
inositol NAD epimerase
inositol O-methyltransferase
inositol hexakisphosphate kinase
inositol lipid
inositol pentakisphosphate kinase
inositol phosphate
inositol phosphates
inositol polyphosphate 3-phosphatase
inositol polyphosphate 4-phosphatase
inositol triphosphate phosphomonoesterase
inositol trisphosphate

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