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vitamin D metabolic process (GO:0042359)

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).

Specific

vitamin D biosynthetic process (GO:0042368) vitamin D catabolic process (GO:0042369) vitamin D2 metabolic process (GO:0070639) vitamin D3 metabolic process (GO:0070640) vitamin D4 metabolic process (GO:0070641) vitamin D5 metabolic process (GO:0070642)

General

steroid metabolic process (GO:0008202) fat-soluble vitamin metabolic process (GO:0006775) alcohol metabolic process (GO:0006066)

References

gene ontology: GO:0042359