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... > Organic Chemicals > Hydrocarbons > Hydrocarbons, Cyclic > Hydrocarbons, Aromatic > Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons > Naphthalenes > Naphthoquinones > Vitamin K > Vitamin K 2
... > Polycyclic Compounds > Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons > Naphthalenes > Naphthoquinones > Vitamin K > Vitamin K 2
Organic Chemicals > Quinones > Naphthoquinones > Vitamin K > Vitamin K 2
... > Organic Chemicals > Hydrocarbons > Terpenes > Diterpenes > Phytol > Vitamin K > Vitamin K 2

Preferred term

Vitamin K 2  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Menaquinone
  • Menaquinones
  • Vitamin K2
  • Vitamin K Quinone

Note

  • deficiency: coordinate VITAMIN K 2 (IM) with VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY (IM)

Scope note

  • A group of substances similar to VITAMIN K 1 which contains a ring of 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinione and an isoprenoid side chain of varying number of isoprene units. In vitamin K 2, each isoprene unit contains a double bond. They are produced by bacteria including the normal intestinal flora.

History note

  • 2002; use VITAMIN K 1965-2001

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D024482

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