Inositol

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Myo-inositol, the most common inositol stereoisomer.

Inositol refers to a collection hexose carbohydrates based on a central cyclohexane structure with six hydroxy (OH) groups. Although myo-inositol, previously called meso-inositol, is the most common version found in nature, a number of other stereoisomeric forms are produced naturally. Inositol acts as a fatty acid transport by coupling its hydroxyl oxygen atoms with the carboxyl groups of fatty acids.