Menaquinone 4(Mixture of cis-trans isomers)

• Catalog No.: M218595
• CAS Number: 863-61-6
• M. F.: C31H40O2
• M. W.: 444.6481

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: 2-methyl-3-[(2E,6E,10E)-3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadeca-2,6,10,14-tetraen-1-yl]-1,4-dihydronaphthalene-1,4-dione
• IUPAC Traditional name: menatetrenone
• Synonyms: MK4; Kaytwo; Menaquinone K4; Vitamin K2(20); (E,E,E)-2-Methyl-3-(3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2,6,10,14-hexadecatetraenyl)-1,4-naphthalenedione; 2-Methyl-3-geranylgeranyl-1,4-naphthoquinone; Glakay; Vitamin MK 4; Menatetrenone

DATABASE IDS

• CAS Number: 863-61-6

PROPERTIES

• Apperance: Yellow Crystals

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. Menaquinone 4 has four

REFERENCES

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