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MeSH Heading: Inositol
Tree Number(s): D02.033.800.519; D09.853.519
Unique ID: D007294
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007294
Scope Note: An isomer of glucose that has traditionally been considered to be a B vitamin although it has an uncertain status as a vitamin and a deficiency syndrome has not been identified in man. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1379) Inositol phospholipids are important in signal transduction.
Entry Term(s): Chiro-Inositol; Mesoinositol; Myoinositol
Pharm Action: Vitamin B Complex
Related Numbers: 6917-35-7
NLM Classification #: QU 84
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0011374
Related Numbers: 6917-35-7
Scope Note: An isomer of glucose that has traditionally been considered to be a B vitamin although it has an uncertain status as a vitamin and a deficiency syndrome has not been identified in man. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1379) Inositol phospholipids are important in signal transduction.
Terms: Inositol Preferred Term
Term UI T021861
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Chiro-Inositol
Term UI T021860
Date10/07/1986
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Mesoinositol
Term UI T021862
Date08/01/1980
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Myoinositol
Term UI T021863
Date03/17/1976
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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