Menaquinone 4 (Mixture of cis-trans isomers)

CAS: 863-61-6

Ref. TR-M218595

Product Information

• Name: Menaquinone 4 (Mixture of cis-trans isomers)
• Synonyms: 1,4-Naphthalenedione, 2-methyl-3-[(2E,6E,10E)-3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2,6,10,14-hexadecatetraen-1-yl]-, 1,4-Naphthalenedione, 2-methyl-3-(3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2,6,10,14-hexadecatetraenyl)-, (E,E,E)-, 1,4-Naphthalenedione, 2-methyl-3-[(2E,6E,10E)-3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2,6,10,14-hexadecatetraenyl]- (9CI), 1,4-Naphthoquinone, 2-methyl-3-(3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2,6,10,14-hexadecatetraenyl)- (8CI), 2-Methyl-3-[(2E,6E,10E)-3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2,6,10,14-hexadecatetraen-1-yl]-1,4-naphthalenedione, 2-Methyl-3-geranylgeranyl-1,4-naphthoquinone, Glakay, K-viton, Kaytwo, MK4, Menaquinone 4, Menaquinone K4, Menatetrenone, Vitamin K2(20), Vitamin K2-4
• Brand: TRC
• Description: Applications 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 isoprene residue in its side chain and is also commonly refered to as menatetrenone. Menaquinone-4 is the most common type of vitamin K2 and is known as a hemostatic agent and is used as adjunctive therapy for the pain of osteoporosis.References Hugenholtz, P., et al.: J. Bacteriol., 180, 4765 (1998), Ginet, N., et al.: Biochemistry, 40, 1812 (2001), Cape, J., et al.: J. Biol. Chem., 280, 34654 (2005),

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 444.65
• Formula: C₃₁H₄₀O₂
• Color/Form: Light Yellow
• InChI: 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: InChIKey=DKHGMERMDICWDU-GHDNBGIDSA-N
• SMILES: CC(C)=CCC/C(C)=C/CC/C(C)=C/CC/C(C)=C/CC1=C(C)C(=O)c2ccccc2C1=O