| id | GO:0006776 Detailed information
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| name | vitamin A metabolic process
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| namespace | biological_process
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| def | "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." [GOC:jl, http://www.dentistry.leeds.ac.uk/biochem/thcme/vitamins.html#k]
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| subset | gosubset_prok
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| synonym | "vitamin A metabolism" EXACT []
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| is_a | GO:0006720 ! isoprenoid metabolic process
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| is_a | GO:0006775 ! fat-soluble vitamin metabolic process
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