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water-soluble vitamin (role)

Term ID
CHEBI:27314
Synonyms
  • wasserloesliche Vitamine
  • water-soluble vitamin
  • water-soluble vitamins
Definition
Any vitamin that dissolves in water and readily absorbed into tissues for immediate use. Unlike the fat-soluble vitamins, they are not stored in the body and need to be replenished regularly in the diet and will rarely accumulate to toxic levels since they are quickly excreted from the body via urine.
References
Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Relationships
is a type of
inverse has_role
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from water-soluble vitamin (role)
Phenotype where environments contain water-soluble vitamin (role)
Phenotype modified by environments containing water-soluble vitamin (role)
Human Disease Model