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Menadione

crystalline

Synonym(s):

2-Methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone, Vitamin K3

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C11H8O2
CAS Number:
58-27-5
Molecular Weight:
172.18
UNSPSC Code:
12352205
NACRES:
NA.79
PubChem Substance ID:
24897023
EC Number:
200-372-6
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1908453
MDL number:
MFCD00001681
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biological source

synthetic

Quality Level

200

assay

≥98.0% (HPLC)

form

crystalline

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable

color

faint green to green-yellow

mp

105-107 °C (lit.)

solubility

oil: soluble

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

CC1=CC(=O)c2ccccc2C1=O

InChI

1S/C11H8O2/c1-7-6-10(12)8-4-2-3-5-9(8)11(7)13/h2-6H,1H3

InChI key

MJVAVZPDRWSRRC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... NQO1(1728)

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Application

Menadione has been used for the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), followed by flow cytometry analysis. It has also been used in microbiological evaluation, such as to detect fastidious microorganisms.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Menadione is an aromatic polycyclic ketone. It serves as a precursor for vitamin K synthesis. Menadione is converted to menaquinone-4, an active metabolite of vitamin K3. Menadione mediates cell death, by inducing the production of reactive oxygen species through the futile redox cycling.
Menadione (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.

pictograms

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GHS07,GHS09

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves

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Menadione is a metabolite of oral vitamin K
Thijssen Henk HW, et al.
The British Journal of Nutrition, 95(2), 260-266 (2006)
Menadione triggers cell death through ROS-dependent mechanisms involving PARP activation without requiring apoptosis
Loor G, et al.
Free Radical Biology & Medicine, 49(12), 1925-1936 (2010)
Antioxidants can increase melanoma metastasis in mice
Le Gal K, et al.
Science Translational Medicine, 7(308), 308re8-308re8 (2015)
Investigation of cultivable bacteria isolated from longstanding retreatment-resistant lesions of teeth with apical periodontitis
Signoretti Fernanda GC, et al.
Journal of Endodontics, 39(10), 1240-1244 (2013)
Efficacy of high intensity diode laser as an adjunct to non-surgical periodontal treatment: a randomized controlled trial
De Micheli G, et al.
Lasers in Medical Science, 26(1), 43-48 (2011)
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Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
M5625-25G04061835546831
M5625-100G04061835546824

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