Term Name: retinol metabolic process
Synonyms: retinol metabolism, vitamin A1 alcohol metabolic process, vitamin A1 alcohol metabolism, vitamin A1 metabolic process, vitamin A1 metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving retinol, one of the three compounds that makes up vitamin A.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0042572]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: 11-cis-retinyl-palmitate hydrolase activity all-trans-retinol 13,14-reductase activity all-trans-retinol dehydrogenase (NADP+) activity all-trans-retinyl-ester hydrolase, 11-cis retinol forming activity retinol O-fatty-acyltransferase activity retinyl-palmitate esterase activity
is a type of: hormone metabolic process olefinic compound metabolic process primary alcohol metabolic process retinoid metabolic process