Inositol phosphates in the environment

• Published in: Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences Vol. 357; no. 1420; pp. 449 - 469
• Main Authors: Turner, Benjamin L., Papházy, Michael J., Haygarth, Philip M., Mckelvie, Ian D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England The Royal Society 29.04.2002
• Subjects: Acid soils; Agricultural soils; Agriculture; Bioavailability; Clay soils; Climate; Environment; Fresh Water - chemistry; Geologic Sediments - chemistry; Grassland soils; Inositol Phosphates; Inositol Phosphates - analysis; Inositol Phosphates - chemistry; Inositol Phosphates - metabolism; Inositols; Organic Phosphorus; Organic soils; Phosphates; Phosphorus - chemistry; Phosphorus - metabolism; Phytic Acid; Seawater - chemistry; Sedimentary soils; Sediments; Soil - analysis; Soil biochemistry; Soils

The inositol phosphates are a group of organic phosphorus compounds found widely in the natural environment, but that represent the greatest gap in our understanding of the global phosphorus cycle. They exist as inositols in various states of phosphorylation (bound to between one and six phosphate g...