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Descriptor English: Vitamin K 2
Descriptor Spanish: Vitamina K 2
Descriptor vitamina K 2
Entry term(s) menaquinona
Scope note: Grupo de sustancias similares a la VITAMINA K 1 que contiene un anillo de 2-metil-1,4-naftoquinona y una cadena lateral isopren oide de un número variable de unidades de isopreno. En la vitamina K 2, cada unidad de isopreno contiene un doble enlace. Se producen por bacterias de la flora intestinal normal.
Descriptor Portuguese: Vitamina K 2
Descriptor French: Vitamine K2
Entry term(s): Menaquinone
Menaquinones
Vitamin K Quinone
Vitamin K2
Tree number(s): D02.455.426.559.847.638.721.374.844
D02.455.849.291.523.500.844
D02.806.550.750
D04.615.638.721.374.844
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D024482
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.
Annotation: deficiency: coordinate VITAMIN K 2 (IM) with VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Antifibrinolytic Agents
Vitamins
Registry Number: 11032-49-8
Previous Indexing: Vitamin K (1965-2001)
Public MeSH Note: 2002; see VITAMIN K 1965-2001
History Note: 2002; use VITAMIN K 1965-2001
DeCS ID: 36054
Unique ID: D024482
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2001/07/25
Revision Date: 2006/07/05
Vitamin K 2 - Preferred
Concept UI M0022807
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.
Preferred term Vitamin K 2
Entry term(s) Menaquinone
Menaquinones
Vitamin K Quinone
Vitamin K2



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