menaquinone metabolic process
id: GO:0009233
name: menaquinone metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: 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.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0009234 | menaquinone biosynthetic process |
| GO:0042361 | menaquinone catabolic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0042373 | vitamin K metabolic process |
