D-chiro-Inositol is a white powder. It is found throμghout many living systems but commonly in legumes, beans and other plants in a monomethylated or glycosylated form. It is also found in more complex structure肌醇及其磷酸盐已经被用于开发代谢稳定的胰岛素介质、抑制剂以及重要代谢功能（如糖酵解）的调节剂。因为缺乏水解不稳定的配糖键，所以肌醇在体内对降解酶很稳定。 D-chiro-Inositol is a white powder. It is found throughout many living systems but commonly in legumes, beans and other plants in a monomethylated or glycosylated form. It is also found in more complex structure The inositols and their phosphates have been used in the development of metabolically stable insulin mediators, inhibitors, and modulators of important metabolic functions such as glycolysis. Inositols are stable to degradative enzymes in vivo because they lack a hydrolytically labile glycosidic linkage.