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Accession
GO:0042377
Name
vitamin K catabolic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
naphthoquinone catabolic process, naphthoquinone catabolism, vitamin K breakdown, vitamin K catabolism, vitamin K degradation
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of any of the forms of vitamin K, quinone-derived vitamins which are involved in the synthesis of blood-clotting factors in mammals. Source: GOC:jl, http://www.dentistry.leeds.ac.uk/biochem/thcme/vitamins.html#k
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History
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Chem. react.
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Parents of vitamin K catabolic process (GO:0042377)
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vitamin K catabolic process [RO:0004009 relation] RO:0004009  vitamin K (CHEBI:28384)
vitamin K catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  fat-soluble vitamin catabolic process (GO:0042363)
vitamin K catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  vitamin K metabolic process (GO:0042373)
vitamin K catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  ketone catabolic process (GO:0042182)
Children of vitamin K catabolic process (GO:0042377)
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phylloquinone catabolic process (GO:0042376) [is_a relation] is_a  vitamin K catabolic process
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