inositol hex·a·kis·phos·phate

(hĕk′sə-kĭs′fŏs′fāt′) also inositol hex·a·phos·phate (hĕk′sə-)

n. Abbr. IP6

[Greek hexakis, six times (from hexa, six; see s(w)eks- in Indo-European roots) + phosphate.]

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Feng X, Yan Y, Wan B, Li W, Jaisi DP, Zheng L, Zhang J, Liu F (2016) Enhanced dissolution and transformation of ZnO nanoparticles: the role of inositol hexakisphosphate. Environmental Science & Technology 50(11), 5651-5660.

In situ ATR-FTIR spectroscopic study of the co-adsorption of myo-inositol hexakisphosphate and Zn(II) on goethite

Gerke, "Phytate (Inositol Hexakisphosphate) in Soil and Phosphate Acquisition from Inositol Phosphates by Higher Plants.

Characterization of the Catalytic Structure of Plant Phytase, Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase-Like Phytase, and Histidine Acid Phytases and Their Biotechnological Applications

In mammalian cells, however, intracellular myoIns availability seems ineffective in controlling Isyna1 activity [30], the expression of which is downregulated by inositol pyrophosphates (IP7), produced by inositol hexakisphosphate kinase (IP6K1) [31].

Inositols in Insulin Signaling and Glucose Metabolism

Hypo-osmotic stress activates Plc1p-dependent phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate hydrolysis and inositol hexakisphosphate accumulation in yeast.

Effects of four independent low-phytate mutations on barley agronomic performance

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