id | GO:0009234   Detailed information |
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  name | menaquinone biosynthetic process |
  namespace | biological_process |
  def | "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of any of the menaquinones, any of the 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." [GOC:jl, http://www.dentistry.leeds.ac.uk/biochem/thcme/vitamins.html#k] |
  subset | gosubset_prok |
  synonym | "menaquinone anabolism" EXACT [] |
  synonym | "menaquinone biosynthesis" EXACT [] |
  synonym | "menaquinone formation" EXACT [] |
  synonym | "menaquinone synthesis" EXACT [] |
  synonym | "menatetrenone biosynthesis" EXACT [] |
  synonym | "menatetrenone biosynthetic process" EXACT [] |
  synonym | "multiprenylmenaquinone biosynthesis" EXACT [] |
  synonym | "multiprenylmenaquinone biosynthetic process" EXACT [] |
  synonym | "vitamin K2 biosynthesis" EXACT [] |
  synonym | "vitamin K2 biosynthetic process" EXACT [] |
  xref | MetaCyc:MENAQUINONESYN-PWY |
  is_a | GO:0009233 ! menaquinone metabolic process |
  is_a | GO:0042371 ! vitamin K biosynthetic process |
  DPGLEAN15258