Menaquinone 13

• Catalog No.: M218630
• CAS Number: 27123-36-0
• M. F.: C76H112O2
• M. W.: 1057.70128

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: 2-methyl-3-[(2E,6E,10E,14E,18E,22E,26E,30E,34E,38E,42E,46E)-3,7,11,15,19,23,27,31,35,39,43,47,51-tridecamethyldopentaconta-2,6,10,14,18,22,26,30,34,38,42,46,50-tridecaen-1-yl]-1,4-dihydronaphthalene-1,4-dione
• IUPAC Traditional name: 2-methyl-3-[(2E,6E,10E,14E,18E,22E,26E,30E,34E,38E,42E,46E)-3,7,11,15,19,23,27,31,35,39,43,47,51-tridecamethyldopentaconta-2,6,10,14,18,22,26,30,34,38,42,46,50-tridecaen-1-yl]naphthalene-1,4-dione
• Synonyms: 2-Methyl-3-[(2E,6E,10E,14E,18E,22E,26E,30E,34E,38E,42E,46E)-3,7,11,15,19,23,27,31,35,39,43,47,51-tridecamethyl-2,6,10,14,18,22,26,30,34,38,42,46,50-dopentacontatridecaenyl]-1,4-naphthalenedione; MK 13

DATABASE IDS

• CAS Number: 27123-36-0

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

• Akiyama, Y., et al.: Biochem. Pharmacol., 49, 1801 (1995)
• Suzuki, K., et al.: J. Gen. App. Microbiol., 45, 253 (1995)