Pinite

Pinitol

Names
IUPAC name (1S,2S,4S,5R)-6-methoxycyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol
Other names 3-O-Methyl-D-chiro-inositol D-(+)-chiro-Inositol D-Pinitol Inzitol D-(+)-Pinitol (+)-Pinitol Sennitol Pinnitol (+/-)pinitol
Identifiers
CAS Number	10284-63-6 N=
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:28548 Y
ChemSpider	10369209 Y
PubChem CID	164619
UNII	TF9HZN9T0M N
InChI InChI=1S/C7H14O6/c1-13-7-5(11)3(9)2(8)4(10)6(7)12/h2-12H,1H3/t2-,3-,4-,5-,6+,7+/m0/s1 Y Key: DSCFFEYYQKSRSV-KLJZZCKASA-N Y
SMILES CO[C@H]1[C@@H]([C@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@@H]1O)O)O)O)O
Properties
Chemical formula	C7H14O6
Molar mass	194.18 g/mol
Melting point	179 to 185 °C (354 to 365 °F; 452 to 458 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Pinitol is a cyclitol, a cyclic polyol. It is a known anti-diabetic agent isolated from Sutherlandia frutescens leaves.Gall plant tannins can be differentiated by their content of pinitol. It was first identified in the sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana). It is also found in other plants, such as in the pods of the carob tree.

Certain variants of the bacteria Pseudomonas putida have been used in organic synthesis, the first example being the oxidation of benzene, employed by Steven Ley in the synthesis of (+/-)pinitol.

Ciceritol is a pinitol digalactoside that can be isolated from seeds of chickpea, lentil and white lupin.

A cyclitol derivative can be found in the marine sponge Petrosia sp.