Menaquinone 8

• Catalog No.: M218605
• CAS Number: 523-38-6
• M. F.: C51H72O2
• M. W.: 717.11618

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: 2-methyl-3-[(2E,6E,10E,14E,18E,22E,26E)-3,7,11,15,19,23,27,31-octamethyldotriaconta-2,6,10,14,18,22,26,30-octaen-1-yl]-1,4-dihydronaphthalene-1,4-dione
• IUPAC Traditional name: menaquinone-8
• Synonyms: Vitamin MK 8; Menaquinone MK8; 2-Methyl-3-[(2E,6E,10E,14E,18E,22E,26E)-3,7,11,15,19,23,27,31-octamethyl-2,6,10,14,18,22,26,30-dotriacontaoctaen-1-yl]-1,4-naphthalenedione; Vitamin K2(40)

DATABASE IDS

• CAS Number: 523-38-6

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

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