muco-Inositol

*muco*-Inositol
Names
	IUPAC name muco-Inositol
	Systematic IUPAC name (1R,2r,3S,4R,5r,6S)-Cyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol
Identifiers
CAS Number	488-55-1 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:27987 ;
ChemSpider	16736990 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.006.983
IUPHAR/BPS	4648;
UNII	R1Y9F3N15A ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C6H12O6/c7-1-2(8)4(10)6(12)5(11)3(1)9/h1-12H/t1-,2-,3-,4+,5+,6+ Key: CDAISMWEOUEBRE-GNIYUCBRSA-N ;
	SMILES O[C@H]1[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]1O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C6H12O6
Molar mass	180.156 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Muco-inositol is one of nine stereo-isomers of inositol.

Nomenclature

Nomenclature is extremely important as it relates to muco-inositol. The utilization of this material in the neural system of the biological entity is totally dependent on the precise stereo-chemistry of this stereo-isomer. Unfortunately, the nomenclature has gone through a series of significant changes during the last thirty years. Only the literature subsequent to 1988 can be depended upon in this regard.^[2]

Muco-inositol (CAS 488-55-1) is a particular isomer of (and frequently confused with) the generic cyclohexane 1,2,3,4,5,6 hexol (CAS 87-89-8). This confusion should be avoided. The correct "chair" representation of muco-inositol is shown here. The numbering reflects the recommended 1988 numbering based on the fact that the isomer is typically phosphorylated at the hydroxyl group associated with the #1 carbon when used as the hydrated sodium receptor.

It is quite difficult to represent the critical stereo-graphic features of muco-inositol without employing the three-dimensional representation provided by the Jmol 3D images in the Chembox at upper right. The reason is that the distances between pairs of specific oxygen atoms are critically important to its operation as the active portion of the sodium channel sensory receptor. The values calculated using the Jmol script on this page will be used in this article in place of the preferred but unavailable measured values of these distances. There are many inaccurate Jmol representations of muco-inositol present on the internet. Please use caution and verify the accuracy of any other Jmol script used.

Detailed nomenclature

Note, the O3 and O4 atoms are both associated with axial hydroxyl groups pointed in opposite direction and separated by the single carbon-carbon bond of C3 and C4. The angles between the carbon-hydroxyl group bonds and the carbon-carbon bond are nominally 109.5 degrees.

Nomenclature of sodium ion in solution

To address the role of PtdIns in the first step of the two-step Na-path sensory transduction process, the conformation of the sodium ion in solution must be appreciated. It cannot exist as a free ion in solution. Upon solvation, the total molecule is ionized and the sodium-ion is immediately hydrated, involving coordination chemistry, to form Na(H₂O)_n⁺ where n varies but is most commonly six.

References

^ International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (2014). Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry: IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013. The Royal Society of Chemistry. p. 1415. doi:10.1039/9781849733069. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4.
^ NC-IUB (Moss, G. ed.) (1988) Numbering of atoms in myo-inositol http://www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/iupac/cyclitol/myo.html

[1] International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (2014). Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry: IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013. The Royal Society of Chemistry. p. 1415. doi:10.1039/9781849733069. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4.

[2] NC-IUB (Moss, G. ed.) (1988) Numbering of atoms in myo-inositol http://www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/iupac/cyclitol/myo.html

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Nomenclature

Detailed nomenclature

Nomenclature of sodium ion in solution

See also

References