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myo-Inositol

≥99.0%, suitable for microbiology

Synonym(s):

1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexahydroxycyclohexane, i-Inositol, meso-Inositol, 1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexahydroxycyclohexane, i-Inositol, meso-Inositol

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H12O6
CAS Number:
87-89-8
Molecular Weight:
180.16
UNSPSC Code:
41106212
NACRES:
NA.74
PubChem Substance ID:
329758319
EC Number:
201-781-2
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1907329
MDL number:
MFCD00077932
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vapor density

6.2 (vs air)

Quality Level

200

assay

≥99.0% (HPLC), ≥99.0%

form

powder

packaging

pkg of 100 g, pkg of 25 g, pkg of 500 g

ign. residue

≤0.2% (as SO4)

loss

≤0.5% loss on drying, 110 °C

mp

222-227 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: 0.1 g/mL, clear

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤50 mg/kg, sulfate (SO42-): ≤50 mg/kg

cation traces

As: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Ca: ≤10 mg/kg, Cd: ≤5 mg/kg, Co: ≤5 mg/kg, Cr: ≤5 mg/kg, Cu: ≤5 mg/kg, Fe: ≤5 mg/kg, K: ≤50 mg/kg, Mg: ≤5 mg/kg, Mn: ≤5 mg/kg, Na: ≤50 mg/kg, Ni: ≤5 mg/kg, Pb: ≤5 mg/kg, Zn: ≤5 mg/kg

application(s)

microbiology

SMILES string

O[C@H]1[C@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O

InChI

1S/C6H12O6/c7-1-2(8)4(10)6(12)5(11)3(1)9/h1-12H/t1-,2-,3-,4+,5-,6-

InChI key

CDAISMWEOUEBRE-GPIVLXJGSA-N

General description

Myo-inositol (stereoisomer of inositol), a water-soluble six-carbon ring compound, required for growth various of bacteria, fungi and yeasts. Inositol is also a precursor of various biofunctional compounds containing inositol phosphate and lipid. It is a component of membrane phospholipids, glycosyl­phosphatidyl­inositol anchors that bind glycoproteins to cell membranes, and inositol phosphate second messengers. Myo-inositol plays an important role in cell morphogenesis and cytogenesis, lipid synthesis, structure of cell membranes and cell growth. Various bacteria can grow on Myo-inositol as the sole carbon source.

Application

Myo-inositol is used as a carbon source for the cultivation of various of bacteria, fungi and yeasts in many industries such as food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics

Biochem/physiol Actions

A component of membrane phospholipids, glycosyl­phosphatidyl­inositol anchors that bind glycoproteins to cell membranes, and inositol phosphate second messengers.

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
BCCG1681
BCCD5464
BCBZ6344
BCBZ6345
BCBS9421V

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Articles

Base Ingredients of Microbiology Media

Culture media provides a habitat with suitable nutrients, energy sources, and certain environmental conditions for the growth of microorganisms. The components of the culture media range from simple sugars to peptones, salts, antibiotics, and complex indicators.

Myo-Inositol in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Supplement acts as a natural insulin sensitizer in PCOS patients.
Journal of Natural Medicines, 5 (8) (2013)
Myoinositol as a Safe and Alternative Approach in the Treatment of Infertile PCOS Women: A German Observational Study.
Pedro-Antonio Regidor and Adolf Eduard Schindler
International Journal of Endocrinology (2016)
M Hallman et al.
Early human development, 10(3-4), 245-254 (1985-01-01)
According to animal studies myoinositol decreases surfactant phosphatidylglycerol and increases phosphatidylinositol. In the present study lung effluent phospholipids and serum myoinositol were analyzed in respiratory distress syndrome (RDS, 19 cases), in other lung disease (6 cases) and in 22 newborn
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Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
57570-25G04061835521418
57570-100G04061835571727
57570-500G04061832628417