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inositol

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in·o·si·tol  (-ns-tôl, -tl, -n-)
n.
Any of nine isomeric alcohols, C6H12O6·2H2O, especially one found in plant and animal tissue and classified as a member of the vitamin B complex.

[Greek s, n-, sinew; see wei- in Indo-European roots + -os(e)2 + -it(e)2 + -ol1.]

inositol  (-ns-tôl, -tl, -n-)
Any of nine isomeric alcohols, especially one found in plant and animal tissue and classified as a member of the vitamin B complex. Inositol is necessary for the growth of yeasts and other fungi, and in humans is especially abundant as part of a phospholipid found in the brain. Chemical formula: C6H12O6.
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Noun1.inositol - an optically inactive alcohol that is a component of the vitamin B complex
B complex, B vitamin, B-complex vitamin, vitamin B, vitamin B complex, B - originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins

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Inositol phospholipid 3-kinase is activated by cellular stress but is not required for the stress-induced activation of glucose transport in L6 rat skeletal muscle cells.
2]S), positive oxidase, negative urease, fermentation of mannitol but not dulcitol and inositol, resistance to vibriostatic agent 0/129, and ability to grow at 0% NaCl.
Linkage to the ryanodine receptor gene, the dihydropyridine membrane calcium channel, and the second-messenger inositol polyphosphate system has been found, but not consistently.
 
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