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vitamin K metabolic process
Description
"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." [GOC:jl, http://www.dentistry.leeds.ac.uk/biochem/thcme/vitamins.html#k]
Terms
vitamin K metabolismEnglish- exact synonym
Identifier
GO:0042373
