The Healing-Promoting Properties of Selected Cyclitols-A Review.

Introduction: -inositol and its derivatives cyclitols play an important role in the processes of cell regulation, signal transduction, osmoregulation, and ion channel physiology, and are a component of the cell membrane. Free cyclitols present in food or released during the degradation of galactosyl cyclitols by bacteria (in digestive tract) show some physiological benefits.

Aim: The aim of this paper is to present and analyze the documented data about curative and healing properties of cyclitols.