Vitamin K1 2,3-Epoxide

• CAT Number: R007133
• CAS Number: 25486-55-9
• Molecular Formula: C31H46O3
• Molecular Weight: 466.7
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: 1a,7a-Dihydro-1a-methyl-7a-(3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2-hexadecen-1-yl)-naphth[2,3-b]oxirene-2,7-dione; 2,3-Epoxyphylloquinone; Phylloquinone Oxide; Phylloquinone Epoxide; Phylloquinone-2,3-epoxide; Vitamin K 2,3-Epoxide; Vitamin K Epoxide; Vitamin K Oxi
• Target: Endogenous Metabolite
• Storage: -20°C
• InChIKey: KUTXFBIHPWIDJQ-LKUDQCMESA-N

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-<wbr></wbr>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.