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inositol

inositol

n. a compound similar to glucose that occurs in many foods and is sometimes classed as a vitamin. It is a component of cell-membrane phospholipids and plasma lipoproteins, and phosphorylated derivatives (see inositol phosphates) function as second messengers in cells.

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