inositol hexakisphosphate


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inositol hex·a·kis·phos·phate

 (hĕk′sə-kĭs′fŏs′fāt′) also inositol hex·a·phos·phate (hĕk′sə-)
n. Abbr. IP6
See phytic acid.
[Greek hexakis, six times (from hexa, six; see s(w)eks- in Indo-European roots) + phosphate.]
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Feng X, Yan Y, Wan B, Li W, Jaisi DP, Zheng L, Zhang J, Liu F (2016) Enhanced dissolution and transformation of ZnO nanoparticles: the role of inositol hexakisphosphate. Environmental Science & Technology 50(11), 5651-5660.
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In mammalian cells, however, intracellular myoIns availability seems ineffective in controlling Isyna1 activity [30], the expression of which is downregulated by inositol pyrophosphates (IP7), produced by inositol hexakisphosphate kinase (IP6K1) [31].
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