Human Gene Set: GOBP_MENAQUINONE_CATABOLIC_PROCESS
Standard name
GOBP_MENAQUINONE_CATABOLIC_PROCESS
Systematic name
M49442
Brief description
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. [GOC:jl, PMID:37938463]
Full description or abstract
Collection
C5: Ontology GO: Gene Ontology GO:BP: GO Biological Process
