(2,3-epoxyphytyl)menaquinone Chemical Properties

storage temp. 

-20°C

solubility 

Chloroform (Sparingly), Ethyl Acetate (Slightly)

Boiling point:

561.1±50.0 °C(Predicted)

Density 

1.019±0.06 g/cm3(Predicted)

form 

Oil

color 

Colourless to Pale Yellow

(2,3-epoxyphytyl)menaquinone Usage And Synthesis

Description

Vitamin K is a dietary nutrient essential for the normal biosynthesis of factors that are required for blood clotting. It has also been shown to inhibit cell growth. Vitamin K₁ 2,3-epoxide is the inactive metabolite of vitamin K₁. During clotting, vitamin K₁ is converted to this epoxide form and then rapidly reduced back to the vitamin by a microsomal epoxide reductase. This is referred to as the vitamin K epoxide cycle. Certain anticoagulants target clotting factor synthesis by inhibiting the recycling of vitamin K₁ from the inactive epoxide.

Chemical Properties

Clear Colourless to Pale Yellow Oil

Uses

A metabolite of Vitamin K1 (V676080).

Biochem/physiol Actions

Vitamin K1 2,3-epoxide is a vitamin K derivative. It is a fat soluble vitamin produced by plants. Vitamin K is essential for blood coagulation. Vitamin K is rarely deficient in a human diet since it is continually recycled in our cells. Vitamin K 2,3-epoxide acts as a substrate for vitamin K 2,3-epoxide reductase (VKOR) complex. Elevated levels of serum vitamin K epoxide in patients is associated with familial multiple coagulation factor deficiency.

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