L-chiro-inositol
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L-chiro-Inositol is one of the isomer
s of inositol
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Isomer
In chemistry, isomers are compounds with the same molecular formula but different structural formulas. Isomers do not necessarily share similar properties, unless they also have the same functional groups. There are many different classes of isomers, like stereoisomers, enantiomers, geometrical...
s of inositol
Inositol
Inositol or cyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol is a chemical compound with formula 6126 or 6, a sixfold alcohol 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...
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See also
- allo-InositolAllo-inositolAllo-inositol is a stereoisomer of inositol.-See also:*cis-Inositol*D-chiro-Inositol*L-chiro-Inositol*epi-Inositol*muco-Inositol*neo-Inositol*scyllo-Inositol...
- cis-InositolCis-inositolcis-Inositol is one of the isomers of inositol.-See also:*allo-Inositol*D-chiro-Inositol*L-chiro-Inositol*epi-Inositol*muco-Inositol*neo-Inositol*scyllo-Inositol...
- D-chiro-InositolD-chiro-inositolD-chiro-Inositol is a member of a family of related substances often referred to collectively as "inositol," although that term encompasses several isomers of questionable biological relevance...
- epi-InositolEpi-inositolepi-Inositol is one of the stereoisomers of inositol.-See also:*allo-Inositol*cis-Inositol*D-chiro-Inositol*L-chiro-Inositol*muco-Inositol*neo-Inositol*scyllo-Inositol...
- muco-InositolMuco-inositolmuco-Inositol is one of the stereoisomers of inositol.-See also:*allo-Inositol*cis-Inositol*D-chiro-Inositol*L-chiro-Inositol*epi-Inositol*neo-Inositol*scyllo-Inositol...
- neo-InositolNeo-inositolneo-Inositol is one of the stereoisomers of inositol.-See also:*allo-Inositol*cis-Inositol*D-chiro-Inositol*L-chiro-Inositol*epi-Inositol*muco-Inositol*scyllo-Inositol...
- scyllo-InositolScyllo-inositolscyllo-Inositol is one of the stereoisomers of inositol. It is also known as scyllitol, cocositol, quercinitol, and 1,3,5/2,4,6-hexahydroxycyclohexane...