Inventors:
Mark C. Sleevi - Midlothian VA
A. S. Campbell - Brighton MA
Robert Plourde - Chapel Hill NC
Patrick Leonard - Epping NH
Paul Miller - Missoula MT
Assignee:
Insmed Incorporated - Glen Allen VA
International Classification:
C07C 3516
Abstract:
The present invention relates to methods for the production and isolation of D-chiro-inositol (DCI) from plant extracts. Specifically the present invention provides a method to produce D-chiro-inositol from a precursor moiety by conversion in concentrated hydrochloric acid. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for the efficient production of DCI by a process involving the extraction of D-pinitol from soy hulls followed by conversion thereof to DCI.