Menaquinone
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˌmɛn.əˈkwɪn.əʊn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Menaquinone is a noun meaning (biochemistry, pharmacology) A pale yellow crystalline naphthoquinone C₄₁H₅₆O₂ that is obtained especially from putrefied fish meal and produced by bacteria in the large intestine and essential for the blood-clotting process. It is much more unsaturated than vitamin K₁ and slightly less active biologically, and is an isoprenoid derivative of menadione.
Meaning
(biochemistry, pharmacology) A pale yellow crystalline naphthoquinone C₄₁H₅₆O₂ that is obtained especially from putrefied fish meal and produced by bacteria in the large intestine and essential for the blood-clotting process. It is much more unsaturated than vitamin K₁ and slightly less active biologically, and is an isoprenoid derivative of menadione.
Word Forms
- menaquinones
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include menaquinol, menatetrenone, phylloquinone, acenaphthoquinone, phyloquinone, pyrroloquinolinequinone.
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