myo-inositol


myo-in·o·si·tol

(in-ō'si-tōl), 1,2,3,5/4,6-Inositol; a constituent of various phosphatidylinositols and the most widely distributed form of inositol found in microorganisms, higher plants, and animals. In plants, it is found as phytic acid and as phytin; partially phosphorylated and free forms occur throughout nature and in many tissues.

myo-in·o·si·tol

(mī'ō-in-os'i-tol) A constituent of various phosphatidylinositols and the most widely distributed form of inositol found in microorganisms, higher plants, and animals.