Description

Myo-inositol 1-phosphate (https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Myo-inositol%201-phosphate) is a metabolite of the Inositol phosphate (https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Inositol%20phosphate) metabolism and the Phosphatidylinositol signaling system. Inositol (https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Inositol) phosphatases [EC:3. 1. 3. 25] play a crucial role in the phosphatidylinositol signaling pathway; in brain, the expression is substantially higher in the subcortical regions, most prominently in the caudate. The phosphatidylinositol pathway is thought to be modified by lithium (https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/lithium), a commonly prescribed medication in treating bipolar disorder. (OMIM 605922).