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CHEBI:37208 - pinitol
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:37208 |
| ChEBI Name | pinitol |
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| Definition | A cyclitol ether formed by etherification of the 3-hydroxy group of chiro-inositol. It is plant metabolite isolated from the leaves of Sutherlandia frutescens. |
| Last Modified | 8 July 2014 |
| Submitter | Kirill Degtyarenko |
| Formula | C7H14O6 |
| Net Charge | 0 |
| Average Mass | 194.183 |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 194.07904 |
| Roles Classification |
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| Biological Role: | plant metabolite Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms. |
| Application: | hypoglycemic agent A drug which lowers the blood glucose level. |
| ChEBI Ontology |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| pinitol (CHEBI:37208) has functional parent chiro-inositol (CHEBI:23098) |
| pinitol (CHEBI:37208) has role hypoglycemic agent (CHEBI:35526) |
| pinitol (CHEBI:37208) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924) |
| pinitol (CHEBI:37208) is a cyclitol ether (CHEBI:61362) |
| pinitol (CHEBI:37208) is a pentol (CHEBI:37205) |
| Incoming Relation(s) |
| D-pinitol (CHEBI:28548) is a pinitol (CHEBI:37208) |
| L-pinitol (CHEBI:37209) is a pinitol (CHEBI:37208) |
| IUPAC Name |
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| 3-O-methyl-chiro-inositol |
| Synonym | Source |
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| pinitol | ChemIDplus |
| Registry Numbers | Sources |
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| CAS:484-68-4 | ChemIDplus |
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