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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C41H56O2
Molecular Weight 580.8821
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 5
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of MENAQUINONE 6

SMILES

CC(C)=CCC\C(C)=C\CC\C(C)=C\CC\C(C)=C\CC\C(C)=C\CC\C(C)=C\CC1=C(C)C(=O)C2=C(C=CC=C2)C1=O

InChI

InChIKey=PFRQBZFETXBLTP-RCIYGOBDSA-N
InChI=1S/C41H56O2/c1-30(2)16-11-17-31(3)18-12-19-32(4)20-13-21-33(5)22-14-23-34(6)24-15-25-35(7)28-29-37-36(8)40(42)38-26-9-10-27-39(38)41(37)43/h9-10,16,18,20,22,24,26-28H,11-15,17,19,21,23,25,29H2,1-8H3/b31-18+,32-20+,33-22+,34-24+,35-28+

HIDE SMILES / InChI
Molecular Formula C41H56O2
Molecular Weight 580.8821
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 5
Optical Activity NONE

Description

Menaquinone 6 (vitamin K2) is the major isoprenoid quinone found in bacterias. Menaquinone 6 plays an essential role as an electron carrier in the bacterial respiratory chain. Only small amounts of menaquinone 6 can be found in human.

Approval Year

2022
324
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
In silico prediction of pregnane X receptor activators by machine learning approaches.
2007-01
Vitamin K2 regulation of bone homeostasis is mediated by the steroid and xenobiotic receptor SXR.
2003-11-07
Patents

Patents

20010018075
6
JP2001000175A
1
JP2001086939A
1
JP2006180790A
1
JP2006290772A
1
JP2007181461A
1
JP2008072966A
1
JP2011006378A
1
JP2011036156A
1
JPS58206514A
1
JPS61173792A
1

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide
Unknown
Route of Administration: Unknown
In Vitro Use Guide
Unknown
Substance Class Chemical
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Record UNII
71ANL51TLA
Record Status Validated (UNII)
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Name Type Language
(ALL-E)-2-(3,7,11,15,19,23-HEXAMETHYL-2,6,10,14,18,22-TETRACOSAHEXAENYL)-3-METHYL-1,4-NAPHTHALENEDIONE
Preferred Name English
MENAQUINONE 6
MI  
Common Name English
FARNOQUINONE
Common Name English
VITAMIN K2
Common Name English
VITAMIN MK6
Common Name English
1,4-NAPHTHALENEDIONE, 2-((2E,6E,10E,14E,18E)-3,7,11,15,19,23-HEXAMETHYL-2,6,10,14,18,22-TETRACOSAHEXAEN-1-YL)-3-METHYL-
Systematic Name English
MENAQUINONE 6 [MI]
Common Name English
MK 6
Common Name English
FARNOQUINONE, (ALL-E)-
Common Name English
VITAMIN K 2
Common Name English
1,4-NAPHTHALENEDIONE, 2-((2E,6E,10E,14E,18E)-3,7,11,15,19,23-HEXAMETHYL-2,6,10,14,18,22-TETRACOSAHEXAENYL)-3-METHYL-
Systematic Name English
MENAQUINONE-6
Common Name English
VITAMIN K2(30)
Common Name English
MENAQUINONE K6
Common Name English
1,4-NAPHTHALENEDIONE, 2-(3,7,11,15,19,23-HEXAMETHYL-2,6,10,14,18,22-TETRACOSAHEXAENYL)-3-METHYL-, (ALL-E)-
Common Name English
2-DIFARNESYL-3-METHYL-1,4-NAPHTHOQUINONE
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
DSLD 2725 (Number of products:1171)
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Code System Code Type Description
DRUG BANK
DB14936
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RXCUI
42781
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PRIMARY RxNorm
CAS
11032-49-8
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NO STRUCTURE GIVEN
SMS_ID
100000166183
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FDA UNII
71ANL51TLA
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MESH
C042455
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CHEBI
16374
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EVMPD
SUB180244
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID801018975
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PUBCHEM
5283547
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MERCK INDEX
m7171
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PRIMARY Merck Index
DAILYMED
71ANL51TLA
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CAS
84-81-1
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