A procedure is described for the purification of the enzyme indol-3-ylacetylglucose:myo-inositol indol-3-ylacetyltransferase (IAA-myo-inositol synthase). This enzyme catalyzes the transfer of ...

To validate the effect of myo-inositol on neuronal connectivity in vivo, Biederer and his colleagues included this sugar in diets fed to mouse pups. Upon immunostaining the visual cortex, they ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Randomized controlled trials found varying metabolic outcomes for women with PCOS receiving different types of ...

Bipolar affective disorder (BPD) is a severe, recurrent, potentially life-threatening illness (Tondo et al. 1998). Epidemiological data (Lewinsohn et al. 1995), suggest that the prevalence of juvenile ...

Breast feeding is the most natural process through which infants get their nourishment, develop good immunity and slowly mature and develop. But, this is not the only function of breast milk.

We previously identified the lpa1 (low phytic acid) 280-10 line that carries a mutation conferring a 90% reduction in phytic acid (InsP₆) content. In contrast to other lpa mutants, lpa1(280-10) does ...

Inositol belongs to the vitamin B family and is often referred to as vitamin B8, although it is not officially classified as a vitamin. It is rather a type of sugar with several important functions.