menaquinone
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menaquinone
abbr.: MK; the class name for a series of 2-methyl-3-all-trans-polyprenyl-1,4-naphthoquinones, also known as vitamins K2 (see vitamin K for function). They are antihemorrhagic vitamins, present in bacteria, and possess 1 — 13 prenyl residues, the number of prenyl residues being indicated by a suffixed Arabic number, e.g. menaquinone-6 (MK-6; also known as farnoquinone). [From methyl naphthaquinone.]
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