Cyclitol
Cyclitols are cycloalkanes containing a hydroxyl group on each of three or more ring atoms. They are cyclic polyols. Cyclitols are one of the compatible solutes which are formed in a plant as a response to salt or water stress. Some cyclitol (e.g. quinic or shikimic acid) are parts of hydrolysable tannins.
Naturally occurring cyclitols
- Bornesitol
- Conduritol
- Inositol
- Ononitol (4-O-methyl-myo-inositol)
- Pinitol (3-O-methyl-chiro-inositol)
- Pinpollitol (di-O-methyl -(+)-chiro-inositol)
- Quebrachitol (2-0-methyl-chiro-inositol)
- Quinic acid
- Shikimic acid
- Valienol
- Viscumitol (dimethyl-ether-muco-inositol)
Glycosides
- Ciceritol, a pinitol digalactoside
Phosphates
See also
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