Nature monomethyl ether derivatives of inositol:research progress / 国际药学研究杂志

ABSTRACT

Inositol,a hexol widely found in nature with a wide range of physiological and biochemical effects,can promote fat metabolism in liver and other tissues and lower blood cholesterol and thus has been used for the clinical treatment of fatty liver, cirrhosis,atherosclerosis and hyperlipidemia. Some derivatives of inositol have been reported to have different biological activities including hypoglycemic,antitussive,anti-inflammatory and other effects. In recent years,its monomethyl ether derivatives,such as pinitol,quebrachitol,and sequoyiol,have been studied widely. In this paper,the bioactivity,extraction,preparation and applications of these monomethyl ether derivatives of inositol are reviewed.