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Inositol vs Phytase - What's the difference?

inositol | phytase |

As nouns the difference between inositol and phytase

is that inositol is inositol while phytase is (enzyme) a phosphatase, present in cereals, that catalyzes the hydrolysis of phytic acid into inositol and phosphoric acid.

inositol

English

Noun

(wikipedia inositol) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) any of several isomeric cyclic polyhydric alcohols, C6H12O6, found in both plant and animal tissue.

    • Usage notes

    * Once treated as a component of the vitamin B complex, but is not a vitamin as it can be synthesized by the body.

    Derived terms

    * myo-inositol (inositol monophosphate). * inositol triphosphate * inositol pentakisphosphate * inositol hexaphosphate * inositol triphosphate receptor * phosphatidylinositol ----

    phytase

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (enzyme) A phosphatase, present in cereals, that catalyzes the hydrolysis of phytic acid into inositol and phosphoric acid