Pinitol is a cyclitol, a cyclic polyol. It is a known anti-diabetic agent isolated from Sutherlandia frutescens leaves. Gall plant tannins can be differentiated by their content of pinitol. It was first identified in the sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana).

CAS：10284-63-6
中文别名：
英文别名：PINITOL,D;D-PINTIOL;O-methyl inositol;D-Pinitol;3-O-Methyl-D-chiro-inositol;1D-3-O-methyl-chiro-inositol;Pinit;CathartoMannitol;Sennitol;3-O-methyl ether of D-chiro-inositol;Matezitol;
分子式：C7H14O6
分子量：194.182
精确质量：194.079
Psa：110.38
Logp：-3.1805

PubChem号：24867648
MDL号：MFCD00216659

外观与性状：白色至灰白色晶体
密度：1.56g/cm3
沸点：317.2ºC at 760mmHg
熔点：178-185ºC
闪点：145.6ºC
折射率：1.588
蒸汽压：0mmHg at 25°C

安全说明：S24/25
危险类别码：R11
海关编码：2909499000
危险品标志：C; F