Vitamin K Part 2

October 2017

In this video I have explained all the high yield points about vitamin K. I have explained the sources of vitamin K1 phylloquinone, vitamin K2 menaquinone, vitamin K3 menadione. The major sources are green leafy vegetables like spinach, significant source of vitamin K is bacterial flora. Main function of vitamin K is post translational carboxylation of glutamate to make gla. Clotting factors activation, activation of protein C and protein S, matrix gla proteins, osteocalcin in osteobalsts. Vitamin K helps in clotting process, bone health, preventing atherosclerosis and thrombosis. Vitamin K deficiency can lead to hemorrhagic disease of newborn or excess bleeding adults. 

Link for my Vitamin K Part 1 video is as below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82eyQ...

Video link for role of vitamin K in bone health is as below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG58v...

Link for lipoprotein metabolism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zxzu...

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