HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY INOSITOL AND CHOLINE

 INOSITOL::

Source::

In cereals inositol is found alongwith phytic acid it is also found in brain kidney liver and muscles 

Functions::

In animals it is lipotropic In man its functions are not well established 

Deficiency ::

its deficiency has not been established in man but alopecia i.e loss of hair is seen in mice and eye trouble is noticed in rats 

CHOLINE::

Source::

egg butter and nervous tissue of animals 

Functions::

1.It is lipotropic 

2.it aids the synthesis of acetylcholine lecithin and sphingomyelin 

3. it helps the process of methylation 

Deficiency::

Choline deficiency gives rise to fatty liver in rats In human it is used to strengthen liver