PathwayStep2402 Metabolism of water-soluble vitamins and cofactors Metabolism of vitamins and cofactors Authored: Jassal, B, 2007-04-24 08:38:46 GENE ONTOLOGYGO:0006766 Reactome Database ID Release 43196854 Reactome, http://www.reactome.org ReactomeREACT_11193 Vitamins are a diverse group of organic compounds, required in small amounts in the diet. They have distinct biochemical roles, often as coenzymes, and are either not synthesized or synthesized only in limited amounts by human cells. Vitamins are classified according to their solubility, either fat-soluble or water-soluble. The physiological processes dependent on vitamin-requiring reactions include many aspects of intermediary metabolism, vision, bone formation, and blood coagulation, and vitamin deficiencies are associated with a correspondingly diverse and severe group of diseases. The metabolism of water-soluble vitamins and of vitamin D are annotated in Reactome.