Menaquinone-4 (Standard)

• CAS Number:

  863-61-6

• UNSPSC Description:

  Menaquinone-4 (Standard) is the analytical standard of Menaquinone-4. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Menaquinone-4 is a vitamin K, used as a hemostatic agent, and also a adjunctive therapy for the pain of osteoporosis.

• Target Antigen:

  Endogenous Metabolite

• Type:

  Reference Standards

• Related Pathways:

  Metabolic Enzyme/Protease

• Field of Research:

  Cancer

• Assay Protocol:

  https://www.medchemexpress.com/menaquinone-4-standard.html

• Purity:

  99.55

• Smiles:

  O=C1C(C)=C(C/C=C(C)/CC/C=C(C)/CC/C=C(C)/CC/C=C(C)\C)C(C2=C1C=CC=C2)=O

• Molecular Weight:

  444.65

• References & Citations:

  [1]Noda S, et al. Menaquinone-4 (vitamin K2) up-regulates expression of human intestinal alkaline phosphatase in Caco-2 cells. Nutr Res. 2016 Nov;36(11):1269-1276.|[2]Kim M, et al. Vitamin K1 (phylloquinone) and K2 (menaquinone-4) supplementation improves bone formation in a high-fat diet-induced obese mice. J Clin Biochem Nutr. 2013 Sep;53(2):108-13.

• Shipping Conditions:

  Room Temperature

• Storage Conditions:

  4°C (Powder, sealed storage, away from moisture and light)