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menadiol

under Vitamin K
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More on Vitamin K Definition: A lipid cofactor that is required for normal blood clotting. Several forms of vitamin K have been identified: VITAMIN K 1 (phytomenadione) derived from plants, VITAMIN K 2 (menaquinone) from bacteria, and synthetic naphthoquinone provitamins, VITAMIN K 3 (menadione). Vitamin K 3 provitamins, after being alkylated in vivo, exhibit the antifibrinolytic activity of vitamin K. Green leafy vegetables, liver, cheese, butter, and egg yolk are good sources of vitamin K.  /ther use: coordinate disease with /drug ther, not /diet ther   
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
menadiol [ Synkavit,2-methyl-1,4-naphthohydroquinone,2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinol,Synkavite,dihydrovitamin K3,menadiol diphosphate,menadiol diphosphate ion,menadiol diphosphate, monosodium salt,menadiol diphosphate, tetrasodium salt,menadiol, (-1)-ion,menadiol, monopotassium salt,naphtadon,reduced menadione ]
  RN given refers to parent cpd 		481-85-6 2-methyl-1,4-naphthalenediol  Vitamin K/*analogs & derivatives Biochem J 1980;186(1):309 KAPPADIONE; SYNKAYVITE

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