1) Kind of alcohol 2) Vitamin b 3) Vitamin b complex 4) Vitamin B component
Found on
https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/inositol
Inositol or cyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol is a chemical compound with formula {Carbon}6{Hydrogen}12{Oxygen}6 or (-CHOH-)6, a sixfold alcohol (polyol) of cyclohexane. It exists in nine possible stereoisomers, of which the most prominent form, widely occurring in nature, is cis``-1,2,3,5-``trans``-4,6-cyclohexanehexol```, or myo-inositol` ...
Found on
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inositol
any of several stereoisomeric alcohols similar in molecular structure to the simple carbohydrates. The best known of the inositols is myoinositol, ...
Found on
http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/i/24
A nutrient in the vitamin B complex that the body needs in small amounts to function and stay healthy. Inositol helps cells make membranes and respond to messages from their environment. It has the same chemical formula as glucose (the chief source of energy for living organisms) but has a different arrangement of atoms. It is found in beans, peas,...
Found on
http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary?expand=I
A cyclic hexahydric alcohol with 6 possible isomers. The biologically active form is myo inositol. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
Found on
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
(ĭ-no´sĭ-tol) a cyclic sugar alcohol; usually referring to the most abundant isomer, myo-inositol, which is found in many plant and animal tissues.
Found on
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
A cyclic hexahydric alcohol with 6 possible isomers. The biologically active form is myo-inositol.
Found on
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php
Type: Term Pronunciation: in-ō′si-tōl, -tol Definitions: 1. A member of the vitamin B complex necessary for growth of yeast and of mice; absence from the diet causes alopecia and dermatitis in mice and 'spectacle eyes' in rats. It occurs in a number of stereoisomeric forms: cis-, epi-, allo-, neo-, myo-, muco-, chiro-, and scyllo-in...
Found on
http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=44782
(u1-no;su1-tol) A sugarlike B-complex vitamin. Inositol triphosphate is believed to act as a second messenger in the action of some hormones.
Found on
http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/abio/glossary.mhtml
[
n] - an optically inactive alcohol that is a component of the vitamin B complex
Found on
http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=inositol
a compound, CHO, derivative of cyclohexane, widely distributed in plants and seeds as phytin, and occurring in animal tissue and in urine: an essential growth factor for animal life, present in the vitamin B complex. · the commercial form of this compound, a white, sweet, crystalline solid, used chiefly to promote epithelialization of the c...
Found on
https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/inositol
No exact match found.
