ExtractPhytic acid CAS# 83-86-3
Chemical name: inositol hexaphosphate, also known as cyclohexane hexyl phosphate.
Molecular weight: 660.04.
Appearance: colorless or light yellow, syrupy liquid.
Solubility: easily soluble in water, ethanol and acetone, almost insoluble in anhydrous ether, benzene, hexane and other organic solvents.
Density: about 1.58 g/cm³.
It is a strong acid with multiple phosphate groups, which can form stable complexes with many metal ions (such as calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, etc.). This complexation has important applications in food, medicine and other fields, for example, it can prevent food oxidation and discoloration caused by metal ions.
Source
It is widely present in plant seeds (such as rice bran and wheat bran) and is the main storage form of phosphorus in plant seeds. In plants, it also plays a certain role in regulating plant growth and development and participating in signal transduction.