Menadione (Synonyms: Vitamin K3) |
Catalog No.GC14098 |
precursor to vitamin K2
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Sample solution is provided at 25 µL, 10mM.
Menadione, a synthetic naphthoquinone, can be converted to active vitamin K2 in vivo.Target: OthersMenadione (Vitamin K3) is a synthetic analogue of of 1,4-naphthoquinone with a methyl group in the 2-position. Menadione is used as a phosphatase inhibitor and an inhibitor of mitochondrial DNA polymerase γ (pol γ). Menadione can be used as an oxidative injury (free radical generator) inducing agent [1].
References:
[1]. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menadione
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