Simon J. A. Grove, Andrew B. Holmes, Gavin F. Painter, Phillip T. Hawkins and Leonard R. Stephens
The dipalmitoyl derivatives 4 and 5 of 3-phosphorylated myo-inositol phospholipids 2 and 3 and their enantiomers are synthesised from homochiral myo-inositol precursors 6 and 11; they serve as biological probes for cell signal transduction.