Biological Properties of Cyclitols and Their Derivatives.

Autor: Şimşek Kuş N; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Mersin University, Yenişehir, Mersin, Turkey.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Chemistry & biodiversity [Chem Biodivers] 2024 Jan; Vol. 21 (1), pp. e202301064. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 19.
DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202301064
Abstrakt: Cyclitols are polyhydroxy cycloalkanes, each containing at least three hydroxyls attached to a different ring carbon atom. The most important cyclitol derivatives are inositols, quercitols, conduritols and pinitols, which form a group of naturally occurring polyhydric alcohols and are widely found in plants. In addition, synthetic production of cyclitols has gained importance in recent years. Cylitols are molecules synthesized in plants as a precaution against salt or water stress. They have important functions in cell functioning as they exhibit important properties such as membrane biogenesis, ion channel physiology, signal transduction, osmoregulation, phosphate storage, cell wall formation and antioxidant activity. The biological activities of these very important molecules, obtained both synthetically and from the extraction of plants, are described in this review.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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