Term Name:	menaquinone metabolic process
Synonyms:	menaquinone metabolism, menatetrenone metabolic process, menatetrenone metabolism, multiprenylmenaquinone metabolic process, multiprenylmenaquinone metabolism, vitamin K2 metabolic process, vitamin K2 metabolism
Definition:	The chemical reactions and pathways involving any of the menaquinones, 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.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0009233]    QuickGO    AmiGO