American Society for Microbiology, Microbiology Spectrum, 5(10), 2022
DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01950-22
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myo -, scyllo -, and d - chiro -inositol are C 6 cyclic sugar alcohols with various biological functions, which also serve as carbon sources for microbes. Inositol catabolism starts with an oxidation to keto-inositols catalyzed by inositol dehydrogenases (IDHs).