Menatetrenone

Menatetrenone

Systematic (IUPAC) name
2-methyl-3-[(2Z,6E,10E)-3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadeca-2,6,10,14-tetraen-1-yl]naphthoquinone
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com	International Drug Names
Pregnancy cat.	?
Legal status	?
Routes	Oral
Identifiers
CAS number	863-61-6
ATC code	None
PubChem	CID 5282367
UNII	27Y876D139 Y
KEGG	D00100 Y
Synonyms	3-methyl-2-[(2Z,6E,10E)-3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadeca-2,6,10,14-tetraenyl]naphthalene-1,4-dione
Chemical data
Formula	C31H40O2
Mol. mass	444.648 g/mol
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Menatetrenone (INN), also known as MK4, is a menaquinone compound used as a hemostatic agent and as adjunctive therapy for the pain of osteoporosis. It is marketed for the latter indication in Japan by Eisai Co., under the trade name Glakay.

Menatetrenone (MK4) is one of the nine forms of vitamin K₂.^[1]

See also

• Vitamin K
• Phylloquinone (vitamin K₁)

References

1. ^ Iwamoto J, Takeda T, Sato Y (December 2006). "Menatetrenone (vitamin K2) and bone quality in the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis". Nutr. Rev. 64 (12): 509–17. doi:10.1111/j.1753-4887.2006.tb00184.x. PMID 17274493. http://openurl.ingenta.com/content/nlm?genre=article&issn=0029-6643&volume=64&issue=12&spage=509&aulast=Iwamoto. 

External links

• (English) "Glakay" (PDF). Eisai Co.. November 2005. http://www2.eisai.co.jp/di2/EPI/GLA_SC_EPI.pdf. Retrieved 2007-03-06. ^{[dead link]} Product information.

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