Changes in the 31P n.m.r. spectrum of myo-inositol hexaphosphate at different pH reveal that the conformation of this molecule varies with its degree of protonation. Above pH 12 it has the equatorial structure (Ie), below it has the axial conformation (Ia) which it retains to pH 5 when it reverts to le on the addition of a seventh proton. These changes are explained by strong hydrogen bonding between phosphate groups. There is also evidence that at low pH (2) the molecule again reverts to la.
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