vitamin metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0006766

Synonyms

vitamin metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving vitamins. Vitamin is a general term for a number of unrelated organic substances that occur in many foods in small amounts and that are necessary in trace amounts for the normal metabolic functioning of the body. Vitamins may be water-soluble or fat-soluble and usually serve as components of coenzyme systems.

References

Reactome:R-HSA-211916

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: small molecule metabolic process

small molecule metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: fat-soluble vitamin metabolic process vitamin biosynthetic process vitamin catabolic process water-soluble vitamin metabolic process

fat-soluble vitamin metabolic process vitamin biosynthetic process vitamin catabolic process water-soluble vitamin metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of vitamin metabolic process

negative regulation of vitamin metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
positively regulated by: positive regulation of vitamin metabolic process

positive regulation of vitamin metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
regulated by: regulation of vitamin metabolic process

regulation of vitamin metabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes