1 English Synonyms for PHYLLOQUINONE
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Definition: 1. (vitamin, pharmaceutical drug) A yellow oily naphthoquinone C<sub>31</sub>H<sub>46</sub>O<sub>2</sub> that is obtained especially from alfalfa, cabbage, spinach, and other leafy green vegetables or made synthetically and that has a fast, potent, and prolonged biological effect. It is essential for the blood-clotting process, effective orally, and useful especially in treating hypoprothrombinemia induced by anticoagulant drugs (trademark Mephyton).
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