Pharmacological Properties of Vitamin K3 (Menadione) Vitamin K3, also known as Menadione, is an organic compound with the chemical formula C11H8O2 and is clinically used as a procoagulant for the treatment of bleeding disorders caused by vitamin K...
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Pharmacological Properties of Vitamin K3 (Menadione) Vitamin K3, also known as Menadione, is an organic compound with the chemical formula C11H8O2 and is clinically used as a procoagulant for the treatment of bleeding disorders caused by vitamin K deficiency, such as neonatal haemorrhage, vitamin K deficiency due to intestinal malabsorption and hypoprothrombinemia. It is not naturally occurring and is not a vitamin in itself. Instead, it is a fat-soluble initial form that is converted to vitamin K in the liver. Menadione is also known as vitaminogen. Vitamin K is required for normal body function and its main role is to control blood clots. Specifically, vitamin K is responsible for the production of the blood clotting agent thrombin. In addition, this vitamin plays an important role in the regulation of bone calcification. In plants, this vitamin is used as an electron acceptor for the process of photosynthesis. Vitamin K accepts electrons when chlorophyll is in a stimulated state. Th
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