Menadione

Not to confuse with menaquinone-3, aka MK-3, a version of vitamin K2 series having 3 isoprene groups
Menadione[1]
Skeletal formula
Ball-and-stick model
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2-Methylnaphthalene-1,4-dione
Other names
Menaphthone; Vitamin K3; β-Methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone; 2-Methyl-1,4-naphthodione; 2-Methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
DrugBank
ECHA InfoCard 100.000.338 Edit this at Wikidata
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C11H8O2/c1-7-6-10(12)8-4-2-3-5-9(8)11(7)13/h2-6H,1H3 checkY
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  • InChI=1/C11H8O2/c1-7-6-10(12)8-4-2-3-5-9(8)11(7)13/h2-6H,1H3
    Key: MJVAVZPDRWSRRC-UHFFFAOYAY
  • O=C\2c1c(cccc1)C(=O)/C(=C/2)C
Properties
C11H8O2
Molar mass 172.183 g·mol−1
Appearance Bright yellow crystals
Density 1.225g/cm3
Melting point 105 to 107 °C (221 to 225 °F; 378 to 380 K)
Insoluble
Pharmacology
B02BA02 (WHO)
  • Contraindicated (India)[2]
Legal status
  • Generally Rx or withdrawn for human use; approved in animal feed
Hazards
Flash point 113.8 °C (236.8 °F; 386.9 K)
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
0.5 g/kg (oral, mouse)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Menadione is a synthetic[3][4] organic compound with the formula C6H4(CO)2C2H(CH3). It is an analog of 1,4-naphthoquinone with a methyl group in the 2-position.[5] It is sometimes called vitamin K3. Use is allowed as a nutritional supplement in animal feed because of its vitamin K activity.

Biochemistry

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Menadione is converted to vitamin K2 (specifically, MK-4) by the prenyltransferase action of vertebrate UBIAD1.[4] This reaction requires the hydroquinone (reduced) form of K3, menadiol, produced by NQO1.[6]

Menadione is also a circulating form of vitamin K, produced in small amounts (1–5%) after intestinal absorption of K1 and K2. This circulation explains the uneven tissue distribution of MK-4, especially since menadione can penetrate the blood–brain barrier. The cleavage enzyme is yet to be identified. As K3 is known to be toxic in large amounts, researchers speculate that the cleavage process is closely regulated.[6]

Terminology

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The compound is variously known as vitamin K3[7] and provitamin K3.[8] Proponents of the latter name generally argue that the compound is not a real vitamin due to its artificial status (prior to its identification as a circulating intermediate) and its lack of a 3-methyl side chain preventing it from exerting all the functions (specifically, it cannot act as a cofactor for GGCX in vitro)[9] of the K vitamins.

Uses

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The menadione core is apparent in the structure of vitamin K.

It is an intermediate in the chemical synthesis of vitamin K by first reduction to the diol menadiol, which is susceptible to coupling to the phytol.[10] It is a useful intermediate for organic synthesis in general, as it can be made and modified in a number of ways.[11]

Menadione can be used to generate reactive oxygen species to perform flow cytometry analysis on. It can also be used in microbiological evaluation to, for example, detect fastidious microorganisms.[12]

Animal feed

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In the United States, menadione is used in various types of animal feed and is described as having a history of safe use for this purpose, being used in poultry feed prior to 1958.[13]

Low-dose menadione is used as an inexpensive micronutrient for livestock in many countries. Forms of menadione are also included in some pet foods in developed countries as a source of vitamin K. These doses have yielded no reported cases of toxicity from menadione in livestock or pets. Although handling may be hazardous, the European Food Safety Authority found in 2013 that it is an effective source of vitamin K in animal nutrition that does not pose a risk to the environment.[14]

Human use

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Despite the fact that it can serve as a precursor to various types of vitamin K, menadione is generally not used as a nutritional supplement in economically developed countries. Menadione for human use at pharmaceutical strength is available in some countries with large lower income populations, such as India.[2] The typical daily dose is 10 mg oral or 2 mg parenteral.[15] It is used in the treatment of hypoprothrombinemia outside of the United States.[2]

Toxicology

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Menadione is not believed to be carcinogenic.[16] K3 can cause generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by redox cycling and arylation of thiols using its reactive 3-position.[6] ROS generation explains various toxic effects of excessive menadione, including DNA damage and cell death,[16] or on a whole-animal level, cardiac and renal toxicity in rats.[17]

References

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  1. ^ The Merck Index, 11th Edition, 5714
  2. ^ a b c "Menadione drug information". DrugsUpdate India.
  3. ^ "Menadione". go.drugbank.com. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  4. ^ a b Hirota, Yoshihisa; Tsugawa, Naoko; Nakagawa, Kimie; Suhara, Yoshitomo; Tanaka, Kiyoshi; Uchino, Yuri; Takeuchi, Atsuko; Sawada, Natsumi; Kamao, Maya; Wada, Akimori; Okitsu, Takashi (2013-11-15). "Menadione (vitamin K3) is a catabolic product of oral phylloquinone (vitamin K1) in the intestine and a circulating precursor of tissue menaquinone-4 (vitamin K2) in rats". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288 (46): 33071–33080. doi:10.1074/jbc.M113.477356. ISSN 1083-351X. PMC 3829156. PMID 24085302.
  5. ^ Castro FA, Mariani D, Panek AD, Eleutherio EC, Pereira MD (2008). Fox (ed.). "Cytotoxicity mechanism of two naphthoquinones (menadione and plumbagin) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae". PLOS ONE. 3 (12): e3999. Bibcode:2008PLoSO...3.3999C. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0003999. PMC 2600608. PMID 19098979.
  6. ^ a b c Shearer, Martin J.; Newman, Paul (March 2014). "Recent trends in the metabolism and cell biology of vitamin K with special reference to vitamin K cycling and MK-4 biosynthesis". Journal of Lipid Research. 55 (3): 345–362. doi:10.1194/jlr.R045559. ISSN 0022-2275. PMC 3934721. PMID 24489112.
  7. ^ Scott GK, Atsriku C, Kaminker P, Held J, Gibson B, Baldwin MA, Benz CC (September 2005). "Vitamin K3 (menadione)-induced oncosis associated with keratin 8 phosphorylation and histone H3 arylation". Molecular Pharmacology. 68 (3): 606–15. doi:10.1124/mol.105.013474. PMID 15939799. S2CID 19076885.
  8. ^ "Vitamin K". Linus Pauling Institute. 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  9. ^ Buitenhuis, HC; Soute, BA; Vermeer, C (16 May 1990). "Comparison of the vitamins K1, K2 and K3 as cofactors for the hepatic vitamin K-dependent carboxylase". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 1034 (2): 170–5. doi:10.1016/0304-4165(90)90072-5. PMID 2112953.
  10. ^ Weber F, Rüttimann A (2012). "Vitamin K". Ullmann's Encyclopedia Of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.o27_o08. S2CID 86263542.
  11. ^ de Souza, AS; Ribeiro, RCB; Costa, DCS; Pauli, FP; Pinho, DR; de Moraes, MG; da Silva, FC; Forezi, LDSM; Ferreira, VF (2022). "Menadione: a platform and a target to valuable compounds synthesis". Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. 18: 381–419. doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.43. PMC 9039524. PMID 35529893.
  12. ^ "Menadione". Sigma-Aldrich. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  13. ^ "Vitamin K Substances and Animal Feed". FDA. 2 April 2021.
  14. ^ EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) (January 2014). "Scientific Opinion on the safety and efficacy of vitamin K3 (menadione sodium bisulphite and menadione nicotinamide bisulphite) as a feed additive for all animal species". EFSA Journal. 12 (1): 3532. doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2014.3532.
  15. ^ "Menadione (B02BA02)". WHOCC - ATC/DDD Index.
  16. ^ a b Hassan, Ghada S. (2013). "Menadione". Profiles of Drug Substances, Excipients and Related Methodology. Vol. 38. pp. 227–313. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-407691-4.00006-X. ISBN 9780124076914. PMID 23668406. S2CID 242264898. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
  17. ^ Chiou, TJ; Zhang, J; Ferrans, VJ; Tzeng, WF (31 December 1997). "Cardiac and renal toxicity of menadione in rat". Toxicology. 124 (3): 193–202. doi:10.1016/s0300-483x(97)00162-5. PMID 9482121.
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  • Menadione in the Pesticide Properties DataBase (PPDB)
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