vitamin A metabolic process
id: GO:0006776
name: vitamin A metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving any of the vitamin A compounds, retinol, retinal (retinaldehyde) and retinoic acid, all of which are derivatives of beta-carotene.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0035238 | vitamin A biosynthetic process |
| GO:0042572 | retinol metabolic process |
| GO:0042573 | retinoic acid metabolic process |
| GO:0042574 | retinal metabolic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006720 | isoprenoid metabolic process |
| GO:0006775 | fat-soluble vitamin metabolic process |
