Product Name: D-Chiro-inositol

Synonyms: D-Inositol

Molecular Formula: C6H12O6

Molecular Weight: 180.16

CAS No.: 643-12-9
EINECS: 211-394-0

Description:

D-chiro-inositol (commonly abbreviated DCI) is a member of a group of molecules collectively called inositols.Inositol contains 9 isomers with different biological functions, and it is for this reason that it is more correct to talk about “inositols” in the plural. Among these, myo-inositol and d-chiro-inositol, natural substances, play a fundamental role, although different for the body.

In the body, D-chiro-inositol is found in high concentrations in the tissues that store glycogen and that need to save energy: fat and liver! Overall, however, d-chiro inositol is less abundant in nature than myo-inositol which makes up about 99% of the intracellular pool of inositols. Finally, D-chiro-inositol is generated from myo-inositol itself: a part of the latter is in fact converted into d-chiro by the epimerase enzyme.

Application:

1.      Mediates the action of insulin;

2.      It is involved in the synthesis of insulin-dependent androgens;

3.      Promotes glucose storage;

4.      Acts as an aromatase modulator