eng Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal 0974-6242 2015-05-03 7 2 433 437 10.13005/bpj/508 3031 article Nelly Pavlovna Balaban 1 Alyia Damirovna Suleimanova 1 Liya Rashitovna Valeeva 1 Inna Borisovna Chastukhina 1 Margarita Rashidovna Sharipova 1 Kazan (Volga region) Federal University, Russia, Republic of Tatarstan, 420008, Kazan, Kremlyovskaya Street, 18, Russia. The paper is dedicated to data analysis on inositol phosphates nature distribution, structure and biological functions as well as enzymes - phytases - capable to hydrolyze these hardly digestible compounds and their complexes. Pharmaceutical application of inositol phosphates in treatment and prevention of various inflammatory and cancer diseases is discussed. https://biomedpharmajournal.org/vol7no2/inositol-phosphates-and-their-biological-effects/ Inositol phosphates Phytases Biological activity Medical importance