inositol

inositol information and resources from the National Cancer Institute

NCI Thesaurus | inositol

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. NCI Thesaurus | inositol

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.



news articles



Antioxidant That Provides Cellular Protection Gaining Support ... Mar 30, 2006
NPIcenter (press release), ...in normalizing the rate at which uncontrolled cells divide and one that medical researchers have known about for years, IP6 (inositol hexaphosphate), appears ...

Judge may reconsider release of smuggling case suspect Mar 21, 2006
Mobile Register, The government motion states that law enforcement officers searched the hole on March 16 and found Inositol, a powder used to dilute cocaine, and triple beam ...

Couple sentenced in cocaine case Mar 4, 2006
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, ...records stated. Agents also found packaging materials and Inositol, a chemical used to cut cocaine, the records stated. Espino told ...

The ABCs of Vitamin Nutrition Mar 7, 2006
TheHorse.com, ...such as vitamin C in oxidation/reduction reactions), or are structural components and regulatory agents (such as choline and inositol in phospholipids). ...

Ca 2+ -Induced Ca 2+ Release through Localized Ca 2+ Uncaging in ... Feb 27, 2006
Journal of General Physiology C, and the pharmacological sensitivity and kinetics were consistent with CICR release at high local [Ca 2+ ] i through inositol trisphosphate (InsP 3 ...

On the Interaction of Neomycin with the Slow Vacuolar Channel of ... Feb 27, 2006
Journal of General Physiology Abbreviations used in this paper: DTT, dithiothreitol; IP 3 , inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate; RyR, ryanodine receptor; SV, slow vacuolar.

Hippocampal myo-inositol and cognitive ability in adults with Down ... Dec 7, 2005
News-Medical.net, The study, published in Archives of General Psychiatry found that people with Down syndrome have higher levels of myo-inositol in their brains than people ...

Drug target molecule offers Down's hope Dec 7, 2005
In-PharmaTechnologist.com, The researchers found that people with Down's syndrome have higher levels of myo-inositol in patient's brains They discovered that increased levels of this ...

New down syndrome target Dec 7, 2005
Health24.com, They found that people with Down syndrome have higher levels of the molecule myo-inositol in their brains than healthy people, and that higher levels of the ...

Molecular target could treat Down's impairment Dec 6, 2005
Betterhumans, Researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London found that people with Down's syndrome have higher levels of myo-inositol in their brain. ...

CFTRI develops two new technologies Dec 15, 2005
Business Standard, ...primers. In a mixed microflora, the designed phosphotidyl inositol primer set specifically detects B. cereus with no cross reactivity. ...

Health & Fitness :Nervous habits: Nail biting (Onychophagia) Dec 6, 2005
Daily Sun, Behaviour change and physical barriers to the nail are advised. From the nutritional angle, the B complex vitamins may be helpful, especially inositol. ...

Keep a clear head this festive season Dec 11, 2005
Independent Online, ...extracts of milk thistle (silybum marianum), as well as lecithin that contains choline to enhance the liver’s functioning, and inositol, an antioxidant, that ...

Keri Brenner's Your Alternatives: A brighter approach to dark ... Dec 4, 2005
Marin Independent-Journal, ...ginkgo biloba leaf extract; oat straw extract and rice bran; GABA, an amino acid; B vitamins such as folic acid and niacinamide; inositol; digestive enzymes to ...

Tea, vinegar may slow diabetes Nov 27, 2005
myDNA.com, Researchers at the University of Manitoba in Canada have isolated a compound found in buckwheat, known as chiro-inositol, which is thought to make cells more ...

Water-soluble vitamins Nov 27, 2005
Durham region news, ...in the B family include: B3 (niacin and niacinamide), B6 (pyridoxine), B12 (cobalamin), folic acid, pantothenic acid, biotin, choline, inositol and PABA (para ...

Intimate Allergies Nov 29, 2005
About - News & Issues, ...antigens, calcium, chlorine, cholesterol, choline, citric acid, creatine, deoxyribonucleic acid, fructose, glutathione, hyaluronidase, inositol, lactic acid ...

INS2, a natural carbohydrate, can help lower blood sugar Nov 20, 2005
Xagena.it, The UVa team believes this compound, called D-chiro-Inositol-Galactosamine, or INS2, acts as a messenger inside cells to switch on enzymes that regulate blood ...

I have poor circulation - my fingers and toes go white when cold Nov 28, 2005
Times Online, However, some people find this flushing effect quite unpleasant — an alternative to niacin is inositol hexaniacinate (take this article with you so you don ...

Mechanism of new 'sudden-death' arrhythmia detailed Nov 17, 2005
Medical News Today (press release), The researchers knew that ankyrin-B binds individually to NCX1 and Na/K ATPase, as well as a third receptor known as inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptor ...


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