| id | GO:0009234 Detailed information
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| name | menaquinone biosynthetic process
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| namespace | biological_process
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| 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]
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| subset | gosubset_prok
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| is_a | GO:0009233 ! menaquinone metabolic process
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| is_a | GO:0042371 ! vitamin K biosynthetic process
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