vitamin K biosynthetic process

Term ID

GO:0042371

Synonyms

• naphthoquinone metabolic process
• naphthoquinone metabolism
• vitamin K anabolism
• vitamin K biosynthesis
• vitamin K formation
• vitamin K synthesis

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of any of the forms of vitamin K, quinone-derived vitamins which are involved in the synthesis of blood-clotting factors in mammals. http://www.dentistry.leeds.ac.uk/biochem/thcme/vitamins.html#k

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Ontology

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