Menaquinone 5

• Catalog No.: M218585
• CAS Number: 1182-68-9
• M. F.: C36H48O2
• M. W.: 512.76512

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: 2-methyl-3-[(2E,6E,10E,14E)-3,7,11,15,19-pentamethylicosa-2,6,10,14,18-pentaen-1-yl]-1,4-dihydronaphthalene-1,4-dione
• IUPAC Traditional name: 2-methyl-3-[(2E,6E,10E,14E)-3,7,11,15,19-pentamethylicosa-2,6,10,14,18-pentaen-1-yl]naphthalene-1,4-dione
• Synonyms: Vitamin MK 5; Vitamin K2(25); 2-Methyl-3-[(2E,6E,10E,14E)-3,7,11,15,19-pentamethyl-2,6,10,14,18-eicosapentaen-1-yl]-1,4-naphthalenedione; 2-Methyl-3-farnesylgeranyl-1,4-naphthoquinone; Menaquinone

DATABASE IDS

• CAS Number: 1182-68-9

DETAILS

Description (English)

Menaquinones are isoprenoid quinones of the naphthalene series and belongs to the K2 Vitamin homologs. Menaquinones were originally discovered as the anti-hemorrhagic factor and now encompasses a variety of physiological processes.

REFERENCES

• Hugenholtz, P., et al.: J. Bacteriol., 180, 4765 (1998)
• Ginet, N., et al.: Biochemistry, 40, 1812 (1998)
• Cape, J., et al.: J. Biol. Chem., 280, 34654 (1998)