322 



INOSITOLS 



IX. Effects of Deficiency 366 



A. In Microorganisms 366 



B. In Animals 367 



C. Pathology in Human Beings 371 



X. Pharmacology 377 



A. Heart 377 



B. Gastrointestinal Tract 379 



C. Thyroid 380 



D. Neuromuscular System 380 



E. Miscellaneous 381 



XI. Requirements 381 



A. Of Animals 381 



B. Of Man 382 



C. Influence of Other Constituents of Diet 383 



D. Synthesis in the Body 385 



I. Nomenclature and Formula 



ROBERT S. HARRIS 



Accepted name: Inositol 

 Obsolete names : meso-Inositol 



Dambose 



Meat sugar 



*-Inositol 



Inosite 



Nucite 



Phaseomannite 

 Empirical formula: C6H12O6 

 Chemical name : Hexahydroxycyclohexane 

 Structures of natural inositols: 



OH OH 



OH OH 



OH H 



L-Inositol 



xOH H, 

 HO \| iX OH 



H OH 



D-Inositol 



OH H 



H OH 



Scyllitol 



