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Menaquinone (K2)

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Vitamin K2, Menaquinone 4, Menatetrenone

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C31H40O2
CAS Number:
863-61-6
Molecular Weight:
444.65
MDL number:
MFCD00079646
UNSPSC Code:
12164500
PubChem Substance ID:
329757238

grade

analytical standard

CofA

current certificate can be downloaded

feature

standard type fat soluble vitamin

packaging

ampule of 100 mg

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)
vitamins, nutraceuticals, and natural products

format

neat

storage temp.

-10 to -25°C

SMILES string

C\C(C)=C\CC\C(C)=C\CC\C(C)=C\CC\C(C)=C\CC1=C(C)C(=O)c2ccccc2C1=O

InChI

1S/C31H40O2/c1-22(2)12-9-13-23(3)14-10-15-24(4)16-11-17-25(5)20-21-27-26(6)30(32)28-18-7-8-19-29(28)31(27)33/h7-8,12,14,16,18-20H,9-11,13,15,17,21H2,1-6H3/b23-14+,24-16+,25-20+

InChI key

DKHGMERMDICWDU-GHDNBGIDSA-N

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General description

Menaquinone (K2), a vitamin K2 homologue with four isoprene units. It has been reported to enhance bone formation and plays a vital role in the production of blood coagulation factors.

Application

Menaquinone may be used as a reference standard for the determination of menaquinone in human plasma using liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry.
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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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Vitamin K2 (menatetrenone) inhibits bone loss induced by prednisolone partly through enhancement of bone formation in rats.
Hara K, et al.
Bone, 31(5), 575-581 (2002)
Effects of menatetrenone on bone loss induced by ovariectomy in rats.
Akiyama Y, et al.
Japanese Journal of Pharmacology, 62(2), 145-153 (1993)
Simple and sensitive determination of menatetrenone and its epoxide metabolite in human plasma.
Kang W, et al.
Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 44(5), 1178-1182 (2007)
Renata Tonhosolo et al.
FEBS letters, 584(23), 4761-4768 (2010-11-03)
Herein, we show that intraerythrocytic stages of Plasmodium falciparum have an active pathway for biosynthesis of menaquinone. Kinetic assays confirmed that plasmodial menaquinone acts at least in the electron transport. Similarly to Escherichia coli, we observed increased levels of menaquinone
Peter F Schnatz et al.
Journal of women's health (2002), 21(8), 858-864 (2012-06-14)
This study analyzed associations between plasma vitamin D(3) (25OHD(3)) and bone mineral density (BMD) and whether the effects of conjugated equine estrogens (CEE) on BMD are modulated by 25OHD(3). Fifty cynomolgus monkeys were fed a diet containing 25OHD(3) (providing a
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