Showing metabocard for Demethylmenaquinol (MMDBc0031921)
Record Information
Version
1.0
Status
Detected and Quantified
Creation Date
2021-11-18 01:55:03 UTC
Update Date
2022-08-31 18:26:26 UTC
MiMeDB ID
MMDBc0031921
Metabolite Identification
Common Name
Demethylmenaquinol
Description
Demethylmenaquinol is an intermediate in nitrate respiration in E.coli. It is a substrate for the enzyme nitrate reductase A (NarGHI) (PMID: 25976528 ).
Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as prenylated hydroquinones. These are quinones with a structure characterized by the hydroquinone ring substituted by an prenyl side-chain.
Sajed T, Marcu A, Ramirez M, Pon A, Guo AC, Knox C, Wilson M, Grant JR, Djoumbou Y, Wishart DS: ECMDB 2.0: A richer resource for understanding the biochemistry of E. coli. Nucleic Acids Res. 2016 Jan 4;44(D1):D495-501. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkv1060. Epub 2015 Oct 19. [PubMed:26481353 ]