Product Name: Vitamin K1
Cas: 84-80-0
Synonyms: 2-methyl-3-(3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2-hexadecenyl)-1,4diketon,naphthalene
Molecular formula: C31H48O2
Molecular weight: 450.71
Assay: 1%, 5%, 20% 98%
Quality standard: BP98
Characteristic:Yellow to orange transparent, oily liquid, odorless or almost odorless; easily decomposed under the light; easily soluble in Chloroform , ethyl, ether, or vegetable oil; slightly soluble in alcohol; Insoluble in water.
Introduction:
It's a yellow, viscous, naturally occurring fat soluble vitamin, found in leafy greenvegetables, used by the body to form prothrombin. (A plasma protein that is essential to blood clotting). Vitamin K1 is slowly degraded by atmospheric oxygen, but is fairly rapidly degraded by light. It is relatively stable to heat, but is decomposed by alkalis.
