| id | GO:0009233 Detailed information |
|---|---|
| name | menaquinone metabolic process |
| namespace | biological_process |
| def | "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." [GOC:jl, http://www.dentistry.leeds.ac.uk/biochem/thcme/vitamins.html#k] |
| subset | gosubset_prok |
| is_a | GO:0042373 ! vitamin K metabolic process |