D-chiro-Inositol 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexakisphosphate is a stereoisomer of inositol hexakisphosphate (IP6), an organic phosphorous compound found in the environment.1 D-chiro-Inositol 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexakisphosphate has been identified in soil samples from Madagascar, New Zealand, and the Falkland Islands and in freshwater sediment from Danish lakes.2,3
References
1. Turner, B.L., Cheesman, A.W., Godage, H.Y., et al. Determination of neo- and D-chiro-Inositol hexakisphosphate in soils by solution 31P NMR spectroscopy. Environ. Sci. Technol. 46(9), 4994-5002 (2012).
2. J•rgensen, C., Jensen, H.S., Andersen, F.•., et al. Occurrence of orthophosphate monoesters in lake sediments: Significance of myo- and scyllo-inositol hexakisphosphate. J. Environ. Monit. 13(8), 2328-2334 (2011).
3. J•rgensen, C., Turner, B.L., and Reitzel, K. Identification of inositol hexakisphosphate binding sites in soils by selective extraction and solution 31P NMR spectroscopy. Geoderma 257-258, 22-28 (2015).