Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process
menaquinone catabolic process
- Term ID
- GO:0042361
- Synonyms
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- menaquinone breakdown
- menaquinone catabolism
- menaquinone degradation
- menatetrenone catabolic process
- menatetrenone catabolism
- multiprenylmenaquinone catabolic process
- multiprenylmenaquinone catabolism
- vitamin K2 catabolic process
- vitamin K2 catabolism
- Definition
- The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of 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. 37938463
- References
- Ontology
- GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO
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Phenotype
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