Menaquinone 7

Menaquinone 7 (MK-7) is a vitamin K2 analog that has been found in a variety of fermented foods. It increases osteocalcin, osteoprotegerin, and RANKL mRNA expression in osteoblastic MC3T3E cells. MK-7 (1 µM) increases alkaline phosphatase activity and calcium content in femoral-metaphyseal tissues isolated from normal and skeletal-unloaded rats. In vivo, MK-7 (100 µg/g diet) inhibits aortic and myocardial calcification and decreases aortic alkaline phosphatase tissue concentrations in a rat model of extraosseous calcification. It also increases trabecular number, bone mineral density, and bone mineral content in a rat model of ovariectomy-induced bone loss.Formal Name: 2-[(2E,6E,10E,14E,18E,22E)-3,7,11,15,19,23,27-heptamethyl-2,6,10,14,18,22,26-octacosaheptaen-1-yl]-3-methyl-1,4-naphthalenedione. CAS Number: 2124-57-4. Synonyms: MK-7, Vitamin K2(35), Vitamin MK-7. Molecular Formula: C46H64O2. Formula Weight: 649.0. Purity: >98%. Formulation: (Request formulation change), A crystalline solid. lambdamax: 248, 270, 330 nm. SMILES: O=C(C(C)=C(C/C=C(C)/CC/C=C(C)/CC/C=C(C)/CC/C=C(CC/C=C(C)/CC/C=C(C)/CC/C=C(C)\C)\C)C1=O)C2=C1C=CC=C2. InChi Code: InChI=1S/C46H64O2/c1-34(2)18-12-19-35(3)20-13-21-36(4)22-14-23-37(5)24-15-25-38(6)26-16-27-39(7)28-17-29-40(8)32-33-42-41(9)45(47)43-30-10-11-31-44(43)46(42)48/h10-11,18,20,22,24,26,28,30-32H,12-17,19,21,23,25,27,29,33H2,1-9H3/b35-20+,36-22+,37-24+,3. InChi Key: RAKQPZMEYJZGPI-LJWNYQGCSA-N.