Inositol Isomers: Occurrence in Marine Sediments

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Abstract
A combined gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric technique was used to identify and quantitate the occurrence of myo -, chiro -, and scyllo -inositol in marine sediments. The most abundant isomer was myo -inositol. These inositols were found in all the organic-rich sediment samples examined, and the amount of inositol decreased steadily with the age of the sample. A small fraction of the inositols occurred as hexaphosphate esters.