Term Name: vitamin K metabolic process
Synonyms: 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.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0042373]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: fat-soluble vitamin metabolic process ketone metabolic process
has subtype: phylloquinone metabolic process vitamin K biosynthetic process vitamin K catabolic process