Menaquinone 4 2,3-Epoxide

• Catalog No.: M218650
• CAS Number: 72908-86-2
• M. F.: C31H40O3
• M. W.: 460.6475

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: 1a-methyl-7a-[(2E,6E,10E)-3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadeca-2,6,10,14-tetraen-1-yl]-1aH,2H,7H,7aH-naphtho[2,3-b]oxirene-2,7-dione
• IUPAC Traditional name: 1a-methyl-7a-[(2E,6E,10E)-3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadeca-2,6,10,14-tetraen-1-yl]naphtho[2,3-b]oxirene-2,7-dione
• Synonyms: 1a,7a-Dihydro-1a-methyl-7a-[(2E,6E,10E)-3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2,6,10,14-hexadecatetraen-1-yl]-naphth[2,3-b]oxirene-2,7-dione; Menaquinone 4 Epoxide; (E,E,E)-1a,7a-Dihydro-1a-methyl-7a-(3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2,6,10,14-hexadecatetraenyl)naphth[2,3-b]oxirene-2,7-dione; Menatetrenone Epoxide; Menatetrenone 2,3-Epoxide

DATABASE IDS

• CAS Number: 72908-86-2

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 2,3-Epoxi

REFERENCES

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• Uematsu, T., et al.: J. Pharm. Sci., 85, 1012 (1990)