57570

myo-Inositol

suitable for microbiology, ≥99.0%

• Synonym(s): 1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexahydroxycyclohexane, i-Inositol, meso-Inositol, 1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexahydroxycyclohexane, i-Inositol, meso-Inositol
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₆H₁₂O₆
• CAS Number: 87-89-8
• Molecular Weight: 180.16
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1907329
• EC Number: 201-781-2
• MDL number: MFCD00077932
• UNSPSC Code: 41106212
• PubChem Substance ID: 329758319
• NACRES: NA.74

Properties

• vapor density: 6.2 (vs air)
• Quality Level: 200
• assay: ≥99.0% (HPLC); ≥99.0%
• form: powder
• packaging: pkg of 100 g; pkg of 25 g; pkg of 500 g
• ign. residue: ≤0.2% (as SO₄)
• loss: ≤0.5% loss on drying, 110 °C
• mp: 222-227 °C (lit.)
• solubility: H₂O: 0.1 g/mL, clear
• anion traces: chloride (Cl^-): ≤50 mg/kg; sulfate (SO₄^2-): ≤50 mg/kg
• cation traces: As: ≤0.1 mg/kg; Ca: ≤10 mg/kg; Cd: ≤5 mg/kg; Co: ≤5 mg/kg; Cr: ≤5 mg/kg; Cu: ≤5 mg/kg; Fe: ≤5 mg/kg; K: ≤50 mg/kg; Mg: ≤5 mg/kg; Mn: ≤5 mg/kg; Na: ≤50 mg/kg; Ni: ≤5 mg/kg; Pb: ≤5 mg/kg; Zn: ≤5 mg/kg
• application(s): microbiology
• SMILES string: O[C@H]1[C@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O
• InChI: 1S/C6H12O6/c7-1-2(8)4(10)6(12)5(11)3(1)9/h1-12H/t1-,2-,3-,4+,5-,6-
• InChI key: CDAISMWEOUEBRE-GPIVLXJGSA-N

Description

General description

Myo-inositol (stereoisomer of inositol), a water-soluble six-carbon ring compound, required for growth various of bacteria, fungi and yeasts. Inositol is also a precursor of various biofunctional compounds containing inositol phosphate and lipid. It is a component of membrane phospholipids, glycosyl­phosphatidyl­inositol anchors that bind glycoproteins to cell membranes, and inositol phosphate second messengers. Myo-inositol plays an important role in cell morphogenesis and cytogenesis, lipid synthesis, structure of cell membranes and cell growth. Various bacteria can grow on Myo-inositol as the sole carbon source.

Application

Myo-inositol is used as a carbon source for the cultivation of various of bacteria, fungi and yeasts in many industries such as food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics

Biochem/physiol Actions

A component of membrane phospholipids, glycosyl­phosphatidyl­inositol anchors that bind glycoproteins to cell membranes, and inositol phosphate second messengers.

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)