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Menaquinones are isoprenoid quinones of the naphthalene series and belongs to the K2 Vitamin homologs. Menaquinones were originally discovered as the anti-hemorrhagic factor and now encompasses a vari ety of physiological processes. Menaquinone 4 2,3-Epoxide is the expoxide metabolite of Menaquinone 6 (M21895) in human plasma. Menaquinone 4 has four isoprene residue in its side chain and is also c ommonly refered to as menatetrenone. Menaquinone-4 is the most common type of vitamin K2 and is known as a hemostatic agent and is used as adjunctive therapy for the pain of osteoporosis.

Menaquinones are isoprenoid quinones of the naphthalene series and belongs to the K2 Vitamin homologs. Menaquinones were originally discovered as the anti-hemorrhagic factor and now encompasses a variety of physiological processes. Menaquinone 4 2,3-Epoxide is the expoxide metabolite of Menaquinone 6 (M21895) in human plasma. Menaquinone 4 has four isoprene residue in its side chain and is also commonly refered to as menatetrenone. Menaquinone-4 is the most common type of vitamin K2 and is known as a hemostatic agent and is used as adjunctive therapy for the pain of osteoporosis.

The epoxide metabolite of Menaquinone 4 (M218595) in human plasma.

ChEBI: 2,3-epoxymenatetrenone is a member of the class of tetralins obtained by formal epoxidation across the 2,3-double bond of menatetrenone. It has a role as a human metabolite and a rat metabolite. It is an epoxide, a member of tetralins, a diketone, an aromatic ketone and an olefinic compound. It is functionally related to a menaquinone-4.