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GO: Biological Process

menaquinone biosynthetic process

Term ID
GO:0009234
Synonyms
  • menaquinone anabolism
  • menaquinone biosynthesis
  • menaquinone formation
  • menaquinone synthesis
  • menatetrenone biosynthesis
  • menatetrenone biosynthetic process
  • multiprenylmenaquinone biosynthesis
  • multiprenylmenaquinone biosynthetic process
  • vitamin K2 biosynthesis
  • vitamin K2 biosynthetic process
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Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of any of the menaquinones. Structurally, menaquinones consist of a methylated naphthoquinone ring structure and side chains composed of a variable number of unsaturated isoprenoid residues. Menaquinones that have vitamin K activity and are known as vitamin K2. 6127606
References
  • MetaCyc:MENAQUINONESYN-PWY
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
Relationships
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Phenotype
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