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GO: Biological Process

menaquinone metabolic process

Term ID
GO:0009233
Synonyms
  • menaquinone metabolism
  • menatetrenone metabolic process
  • menatetrenone metabolism
  • multiprenylmenaquinone metabolic process
  • multiprenylmenaquinone metabolism
  • vitamin K2 metabolic process
  • vitamin K2 metabolism
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways involving any of the menaquinones, quinone-derived compounds synthesized by intestinal bacteria. Structurally, menaquinones consist of a methylated naphthoquinone ring structure and side chains composed of a variable number of unsaturated isoprenoid residues. Menaquinones have vitamin K activity and are known as vitamin K2. (2)
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Ontology
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Phenotype
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