Chemical Component Summary

Name(1r,2r,3r,4r,5r,6r)-cyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol
Synonymsscyllo-inositol
Identifierscyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol
FormulaC6 H12 O6
Molecular Weight180.156
TypeNON-POLYMER
Isomeric SMILESC1(C(C(C(C(C1O)O)O)O)O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C6H12O6/c7-1-2(8)4(10)6(12)5(11)3(1)9/h1-12H/t1-,2-,3+,4+,5-,6-
InChIKeyCDAISMWEOUEBRE-CDRYSYESSA-N

Chemical Details

Formal Charge0
Atom Count24
Chiral Atom Count0
Bond Count24
Aromatic Bond Count0

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank IDDB03106 
Namescyllo-inositol
Groups investigational
DescriptionAn isomer of glucose that has traditionally been considered to be a B vitamin although it has an uncertain status as a vitamin and a deficiency syndrome has not been identified in man. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1379) Inositol phospholipids are important in signal transduction. Scyllitol has been investigated for the treatment of Alzheimer Disease.
Synonyms
  • 1,3,5/2,4,6-cyclohexanehexol
  • Quercinitol
  • Cocositol
  • scyllo-inositol
  • Scyllitol
Categories
  • Alcohols
  • Carbohydrates
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Sugar Alcohols
CAS number488-59-5

Drug Targets

NameTarget SequencePharmacological ActionActions
GlucosylceramidaseMEFSSPSREECPKPLSRVSIMAGSLTGLLLLQAVSWASGARPCIPKSFGY...unknown
1-phosphatidylinositol phosphodiesteraseMSNKKLILKLFICSTIFITFVFALHDKRVVAASSVNELENWSKWMQPIPD...unknown
CDP-diacylglycerol--inositol 3-phosphatidyltransferaseMPDENIFLFVPNLIGYARIVFAIISFYFMPCCPLTASSFYLLSGLLDAFD...unknowninhibitor
1-phosphatidylinositol phosphodiesteraseMYKNYLQRTLVLLLCFILYFFTFPLGGKAYSLNNWNKPIKNSVTTKQWMS...unknown
Drug Info/Drug Targets: DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison T, Liu P, Ly S, Frolkis A, Pon A, Banco K, Mak C, Neveu V, Djoumbou Y, Eisner R, Guo AC, Wishart DS. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan; 39 (Database issue):D1035-41. | PMID:21059682

Related Resource References

Resource NameReference
CCDC/CSD EFURIH04, EPINSR, MYINOL01, FOPKOK, ZIVVOR, EPINOS, MYINOL02, MYTOLD01, ZIVVIL, YEPNOW, IFAKAC, UDINUR, MYINCA10, YEPNOW01, EFURIH03, QIKZUH01, MUINOS, EFURIH01, EFURIH, EFURIH02, MYINOL, QIKZAN02, INSMGC, QIKZUH, QIKZAN01, QIKZAN
COD 2212154, 1543051, 1543052, 1543053, 1543054, 1543055, 1543056, 2209541, 2209684