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Inositol Hexakisphosphate, commonly known as IP6 or phytic acid, is the principal storage mechanism of phosphorous in many species of plants. It has gained some popular attention recently due to some studies that indicate it may bear a role in preventing and treating cancer. It is formed with six oxygen molecules in the center all of which share a single covalent bond. Connected to each of the oxygen molecules by a single covalent bond is a phosphorous atom that is also connected to another oxygen molecule (two covalent bonds) and two (OH) molecules by a single covalent bond each. A diagram can be found on Wikipedia under Phytic acid.

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