Vitamin K Guide
- Summary
- Definition
- Other Names
- Food Sources
- Function
- Recommendations
- Side Effects
Reviewed By William McGee, M.D.
Definition
Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin that plays an important role in blood clotting. The body can store fat-soluble vitamins in fatty tissue.
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Encyclopedia: Vitamin K
Vitamin K denotes a group of lipophilic, hydrophobic vitamins that are needed for the posttranslational modification of certain proteins, mostly required for blood coagulation. Chemically they are 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone derivatives. Vitamin K2 is normally produced by bacteria in the intestines, and dietary deficiency is extremely rare unless the intestines are heavily damaged or are unable to absorb the molecule. All members of the vitamin K group of vitamins share a methylated...
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