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GO: Biological Process
vitamin K metabolic process
- Term ID
- GO:0042373
- Synonyms
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- naphthoquinone metabolic process
- naphthoquinone metabolism
- vitamin K metabolism
- Definition
- The chemical reactions and pathways involving any of the forms of vitamin K, quinone-derived vitamins which are involved in the synthesis of blood-clotting factors in mammals. Vitamin K substances share a methylated naphthoquinone ring structure and vary in the aliphatic side chains attached to the molecule. (2)
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