vitamin D metabolic process

Term Information

Accession
GO:0042359
Ontology
biological process
Synonyms
narrow: calciferol metabolic process
narrow: calciferol metabolism
narrow: cholecalciferol metabolic process
narrow: cholecalciferol metabolism
narrow: ergocalciferol metabolic process
narrow: ergocalciferol metabolism
exact: vitamin D metabolism
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways involving vitamin D, any of a group of related, fat-soluble compounds that are derived from delta-5,7 steroids and play a central role in calcium metabolism. Specific forms of vitamin D include calciferol (ergocalciferol; vitamin D2) and cholecalciferol (calciol; vitamin D3). [source: ChEBI:27300, GOC:mah, ISBN:0471331309]
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