Inositol

**Semantic type:** Organic Chemical|Pharmacologic Substance

**Definition:** A natural sugar found in cell membrane phospholipids, plasma lipoproteins, and (as the phosphate form) in the nucleus with potential chemopreventive properties. As one of a number of intracellular phosphate compounds, inositol is involved in cell signaling and may stimulate tumor cell differentiation. (NCI04)

**Synonyms:** - Cyclohexanehexol - INOSITOL - cis-1,2,3,5-trans-4,6-Cyclohexanehexol - inositol - myo-Inositol - myo-Inositol - myoinositol