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inositol metabolic process

Known as: myo-inositol metabolism, myo-inositol metabolic process, inositol metabolism 
The chemical reactions and pathways involving inositol, 1,2,3,4,5,6-cyclohexanehexol, a growth factor for animals and microorganisms. [CHEBI:24848… Expand
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Inositol Phosphate Metabolism Pathway

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2015
2015
Abnormalities in myo-inositol metabolism associated with type 2 diabetes in mice fed a high-fat diet: benefits of a dietary myo-inositol supplementation.
We previously reported that a chronic supplementation with myo-inositol (MI) improved insulin sensitivity and reduced fat… Expand
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Characterization of myo-inositol utilization by Corynebacterium glutamicum: the stimulon, identification of transporters, and influence on L-lysine formation.
Although numerous bacteria possess genes annotated iol in their genomes, there have been very few studies on the possibly… Expand
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Choline, myo-inositol and mood in bipolar disorder: a proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging study of the anterior cingulate cortex.
OBJECTIVES Alterations in choline and myo-inositol metabolism have been noted in bipolar disorder, and the therapeutic efficacy… Expand
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Coordinate transcriptional induction of myo-inositol metabolism during environmental stress.
The pathway from glucose 6-phosphate (G 6-P) to myoinositol 1-phosphate (Ins 1-P) and myo-inositol (Ins) is essential for the… Expand
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
D-chiro-inositol metabolism in diabetes mellitus.
D-chiro-inositol is a rare inositol isomer present in inositol phosphoglycans which are proposed mediators of insulin action. To… Expand
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Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Low urinary chiro-inositol excretion in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
BACKGROUND AND METHODS Inositol is a major component of the intracellular mediators of insulin action. To investigate the… Expand
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Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Histopathological heterogeneity of neuropathy in insulin-dependent and non-insulin-dependent diabetes, and demonstration of axo-glial dysjunction in human diabetic neuropathy.
Altered sorbitol and myo-inositol metabolism, (Na,K)-ATPase function, electrochemical sodium gradients, axonal swelling, and… Expand
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1987
Review
1987
Sorbitol, phosphoinositides, and sodium-potassium-ATPase in the pathogenesis of diabetic complications.
During the past decade, our appreciation of the original experiments with myo-inositol supplementation in diabetic rats has… Expand
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Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Polyol Pathway Activity and Myo-Inositol Metabolism: A Suggested Relationship in the Pathogenesis of Diabetic Neuropathy
Two major metabolic perturbations, increased polyol (sorbitol) pathway activity and reduced tissue myo-inositol content, are… Expand
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Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Impaired rat sciatic nerve sodium-potassium adenosine triphosphatase in acute streptozocin diabetes and its correction by dietary myo-inositol supplementation.
Nerve conduction impairment in experimental diabetes has been empirically but not mechanistically linked to altered nerve myo… Expand
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