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    2020.10.10

    Pinitol and Cairo-Inositol

    Pinitol and Cairo-Inositol

    Pinitol and Cairo-Inositol extracted from carob bean are materials supported by many evidences.
    They show improvement of insulin resistance and produce antioxidant effects, liver protection with glutathione production in the body. Also they show anti-inflammatory effects in combination with glucosamine, and fatigue recovery in combination with creatine.
    In addition, one of the causes of PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome) is considered to be glucose metabolism disorder. PCOS develops when the concentration of insulin in the body rises, leading to overproduction of androgen and the luteinizing hormone becomes high.
    In the research results shown below, it is thought that the control of blood sugar level and the suppression of male hormones in the ovaries by pinitol or chiro-inositol increases the sensitivity to insulin.

    The long-term effect of pinitol on glucose metabolism of type II

    (dosage =1.2g/d 13weeks)

      Pinitol Group Placebo Group
    Before After Diff. before After Diff.
    Fasting serum glucose (mg/dL) 157 126.8 -30.2 158.3 157 -1.3
    Fasting capillary glucose (mg/dL) 152.4 123.1 -29.3 150.7 148.9 -1.8
    fasting insulin level (mU/L) 16.8 14.1 -2.7 16.4 16.1 -0.3
    glycohemoglobin HbA1C (%) 8.9 7.8 -1.1 8.8 8.9 0.1
    Fructosamine (mmol/L) 350.4 307 -42.3 351.5 349.7 -1.8
    plasma cholesterol (mg/dL) 204.9 197.7 -7.2 202.1 203 0.9
    plasma HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) 43.3 47 3.7 46.9 46.2 -0.7

    The results shown in the table are as follows.

    • Fasting blood glucose levels of diabetic patients → improvement
    • glycohemoglobin → decrease
    • fructosamine → decrease
    • insulin → decrease
    • plasma cholesterol → decrease
    • HDL-cholesterol → increase

    The effect of D-Chiro-Inositol on PCOS improvement

    Oral administration of D-Chiro-Inositol for 6 to 8 weeks to 44 obese women with PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome) symptoms.

    D-Chiro-Inositol Graph

    D-Chiro-Inositol image

    Results of hormonal changes by D-Chiro-Inositol intake in obesity PCOS patients

    Characteristic D-Chiro-Inositol group 1.2g/d (n=22) Placebo Group (n=22)
    Before After Before After
    Serum progesterone (ng/ml) 0.7±0.4 0.6±0.2 0.8±0.4 0.7±0.2
    Serum testosterone (ng/dl) 90±47 61±33 80±43 79±39
    Serum free testosterone (ng/dl) 1.1±0.8 0.5±0.5 0.8±0.4 0.8±0.4
    Serum androstenedione (ng/dl) 201±69 173±50 180±51 186±53
    Serum 17β-estradiol (ng/dl) 8.8±4.0 8.9±4.4 9.6±4.1 10.8±9.4
    Serum dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (ug/dl) 519±229 274±91 459±91 459±177
    Serum sex hormone-binding globulin (ug/dl) 2.5±1.0 4.8±2.2 2.6±0.9 2.8±0.9

    The results shown in the table are as follows.

    • Androgen → decrease
      * testosterone, androstenedione, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate
    • Sex hormone-binding globulin → increase
      * Low figure indicates the risk of type 2 diabetes

    Manufacturing method

    • CaroPinitol: The sugar solution extracted from the pods of carob bean is crystallized after chromatographic separation.
    • Chiro-Inositol: Pinitol extracted from carob bean pods is demethylated, and it is crystallized after chromatographic separation.

    Product specification

    Test item CaroPinitol Chiro-Inositol
    appearance White powder White powder
    purity Minimum 95% as pinitol Minimum 95% as chiro-inositol
    Other sugars Maximum 5.0%  Maximum 5.0%
    Loss on drying (%) Maximum 1.0%  Maximum 5.0%
    residue on ignition Maximum 1.0%  Maximum 5.0% 
    Arsenic Maximum 2ppm  Maximum 2ppm 
    Lead Maximum 2ppm  Maximum 2ppm
    Coli-form bacteria  negative negative
    Total microbial count Maximum 1,000 CFU/g  Maximum 1,000 CFU/g 
    Package Unit 1 kg、10 kg

     

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