Substance
ID:389964
Names and Identifiers
Synonyms
MenatetrenoneMenaquinone K4MK4Vitamin MK 42-Methyl-3-geranylgeranyl-1,4-naphthoquinoneKaytwo(E,E,E)-2-Methyl-3-(3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2,6,10,14-hexadecatetraenyl)-1,4-naphthalenedioneGlakayVitamin K2(20)Menaquinone 4(Mixture of cis-trans isomers)
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
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Properties
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Physical Property
Apperance
Yellow Crystals
Product Information
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Molecule Details
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
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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)