Phytic acid, the hexaphosphate ester of myo-inositol, is unique to the plant kingdom, serving as the storage form of phosphorus in the higher plants. The lower myo-inositol phosphates, i.e. those with one to five phosphate groups, are covered separately in Chapter 3.
Keywords
Inositol phosphates; occurrence; extraction; separation; analysis; synthesis; biosynthesis; hydrolysis; phosphorylation; conformation; physical properties; plant names (both scientific and common)