menadione

chemical compound
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menadione

Summary

menadione is a type of chemical entity[1]. menadione has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • menadione's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • menadione's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC1=CC(=O)C2=CC=CC=C2C1=O[4].
  • menadione's chemical formula is recorded as C₁₁H₈O₂[5].
  • menadione is a type of vitamin K[6].
  • menadione is a type of biogenic naphthochinone[7].
  • menadione is part of cellular response to menadione[8].
  • menadione is used for medication[9].
  • menadione's Commons category is recorded as Menadione[10].
  • menadione's found in taxon is recorded as Asplenium indicum[11].
  • menadione's found in taxon is recorded as Alkalihalobacillus alcalophilus[12].
  • menadione's found in taxon is recorded as Escherichia coli[13].
  • menadione's found in taxon is recorded as Thermoplasma acidophilum[14].
  • menadione's found in taxon is recorded as Allium stipitatum[15].
  • menadione's found in taxon is recorded as Juglans nigra[16].
  • menadione's found in taxon is recorded as Juglans regia[17].
  • menadione's found in taxon is recorded as Streptomyces[18].
  • menadione's MCN code is recorded as 2914.69.20[19].
  • menadione's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+172.052'}[20].
  • menadione's melting point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '+106'}[21].
  • menadione's medical condition treated is recorded as blood coagulation disease[22].
  • menadione's medical condition treated is recorded as hypoprothrombinemia[23].
  • menadione's subject has role is recorded as antifibrinolytic[24].
  • menadione's subject has role is recorded as vitamin[25].
  • menadione's subject has role is recorded as vitamer[26].
  • menadione's subject has role is recorded as primary metabolite[27].

Why It Matters

menadione has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] menadione is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Chemical Constituents of Asplenium indicum. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Identity of the quinone in Bacillus alcalophilus.. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Vitamin K (menaquinone) biosynthesis in bacteria: purification and probable structure of an intermediate prior to o-succinylbenzoate. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Quinone profiles of Thermoplasma acidophilum HO-62.. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Bioactive pyridine-N-oxide disulfides from Allium stipitatum. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Eight 1,4-naphthoquinones from Juglans. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Eight 1,4-naphthoquinones from Juglans. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Polyketides and Anthranilic Acid Possessing 6-Deoxy-α-l-talopyranose from a Streptomyces Species.. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Jean-Claude Bradley Open Melting Point Dataset. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Reactome. reactome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of
    Melting point {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '+106'}
    On focus list of wikimedia project Q140249898
    Has use medication
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36807|batch #36807]]: tag for concrete/abstract disjunction anomaly"
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