PubChem CID · CC0
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menadione
PubChem CID 4055Formula C11H8O2MW 172.1810 food sources
Odor profile
Multi-model odor estimate · confidence shown
sweet
Biochemical reactions
Metabolic reactions from RHEA (EMBL-EBI/SIB) · peer-reviewed
productRHEA:RHEA:35611 →
menadiol + 2 O2 = menadione + 2 superoxide + 2 H(+)
reactantRHEA:RHEA:63492 →
menadione + NADPH + H(+) = menadiol + NADP(+)
reactantRHEA:RHEA:69695 →
menadione + NADH + H(+) = menadiol + NAD(+)
Research associations
Literature-derived · peer-reviewed sources only · not medical advice
carcinoma
chemical and drug induced liver injury
chromosome aberrations
liver neoplasms, experimental
melanoma
necrosis
prostatic neoplasms
respiratory distress syndrome
urinary bladder neoplasms
Foods containing this compound
Source
Compound data linked to PubChem CID 4055, public domain via NCBI. Culinary context + ingredient mappings are maintained by Foodgeist's enrichment fleet and continuously re-matched by the pairings engine. PubChem CID 4055