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Compound name: Menadione Chemical Class:
Naphthoquinone Description: Genric name is 2-Methylnaphthalene-1,4-dione. Menadione is a synthetic chemical compound sometimes used as a nutritional supplement because of its vitamin K activity. Menadione or its derivatives and adducts in a liquid biomass exhibit a biocidal activity on a broad spectrum of microorganisms. It is a superoxide generator enhances lethal effect of peroxides. Database Links: CHEBI:28869
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