Inositol – An important growth factor in animals

Inositol

Inositol, also known as cyclohexanol, is a water-soluble vitamin belonging to the B vitamin family. Similar in appearance to sugar, odorless, slightly sweet (sweetness of about 50% of sucrose), is an essential substance for human, animal and microbial growth, widely used in feed, medicine, food and other industries.

Functions

Growth promotion: Dietary inositol can improve the growth performance and non-specific immunity of juvenile crabs, and reduce the accumulation of hepatopancreas triglycerides.
Improving antioxidant capacity: Inositol can improve the antioxidant capacity of hydroxyl radical and total antioxidant capacity, the activities of antioxidant enzymes such as glutathione S-transferase, glutathione reductase and glutathione peroxidase in Litopenaeus vannamei, inhibit membrane lipid peroxidation, and thus improve its antioxidant status.
Effective adjuvant of antibiotics: alcohol, as an effective adjuvant of antibiotics, can effectively improve the antibacterial activity of antibiotics against aeromonas hydrophila infection and help reduce the abuse of antibiotics in aquaculture.