NCBI Taxonomy: 361413
Campanula sibirica (ncbi_taxid: 361413)
found 1 associated metabolites at species taxonomy rank level.
Ancestor: Campanula
Child Taxonomies: Campanula sibirica subsp. charadzae, Campanula sibirica subsp. divergens, Campanula sibirica subsp. ciscaucasica, Campanula sibirica subsp. brassicifolia, Campanula sibirica subsp. divergentiformis
Levoinositol
Levoinositol (also known as 1L-chiro-Inositol or L-chiro-inositol, abbreviated LCI) is an inositol isoform. Inositol is a derivative of cyclohexane with six hydroxyl groups, making it a polyol. It also is known as a sugar alcohol, having exactly the same molecular formula as glucose or other hexoses. Inositol exists in nine possible stereoisomers, including scyllo-inositol, myo-inositol (the most abundant), muco-inositol, D-chiro-inositol, L-chiro-inositol, neo-inositol, allo-inositol, epi-inositol and cis-inositol. In humans, most inositol is synthesized in the kidneys, typically in amounts of a few grams per day. Levoinositol is found in dandelion and is widely distributed in higher plants predominantly as its monomethyl ether. Inositol is a cyclic polyalcohol that plays an important role as a second messenger in a cell, in the form of inositol phosphates. It is found in many foods, particularly in cereals with high bran content. It is an isomer of glucose that has traditionally been considered to be a B vitamin although it has an uncertain status as a vitamin and a deficiency syndrome has not been identified in man. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed., p1379) Inositol phospholipids are important in signal transduction.