Phytochemicals

Applications Menaquinone 9-d7 is the labeled analogue of Menaquinone 9 (M218610), which 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 9 is a form of vitamin K2 which acts as a prothrombogenic agent and is also a functional electron transfer component in nitrate reductase. References Hugenholtz, P., et al.: J. Bacteriol., 180, 4765 (1998); Ginet, N., et al.: Biochemistry, 40, 1812 (2001); Cape, J., et al.: J. Biol. Chem., 280, 34654 (2005)

Applications 4,6-Dimethyl-8-tert-butylcoumarin, is a substance found in musk fragrance, and thus can be used in the perfumery industry. References Bersuker, I. B., et al.: New Journal of Chemistry, 15, 307 (1991);

Applications β-Sitosterol and β-sitosteryl-β-D-glucoside were isolated as analgesic constituents from the leaves of Mentha cordifolia Opiz. References Tanaka, et al.: J. Biochem., 17, 483 (1933), Nigro, N.D., et al.: J. Natl. Cancer Inst., 69, 103 (1982),