Menaquinone 7
Agent Name
Menaquinone 7
CAS Number
2124-57-4
Formula
C46-H64-O2
Major Category
Biological Agents
Synonyms
1,4-Naphthoquinone, 2-(3,7,11,15,19,23,27-heptamethyl-2,6,10,14,18,22,26-octacosaheptaenyl)-3-methyl-, (all-E)-; Menaquinone K7; MK7; Vitamin K2(35); Vitamin MK 7; 1,4-Naphthalenedione, 2-(3,7,11,15,19,23,27-heptamethyl-2,6,10,14,18,22,26-octacosaheptaenyl)-3-methyl-, (all-E)-; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Vitamins and Derivatives
Description
Light yellow solid; [Merck Index]
Sources/Uses
Menaquinones (vitamin K2) have vitamin K activity; Produced by intestinal bacteria and used as a vitamin (prothrombogenic); [Merck Index] "Vitamin K2, the main storage form in animals, has several subtypes, which differ in isoprenoid chain length. These vitamin K2 homologs are called menaquinones, and are characterized by the number of isoprenoid residues in their side chains." [Wikipedia]
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