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the function of vitamin k is to help blood clot quickly when you cut your self, love a 13 year old girl.
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An important role of vitamin K is the synthesis of?
prothrombin
Vitamin K's primary role in the body is?
Vitamin k is essential for blood clotting thus helping wounds to heal.
What is the Role of beneficial bacteria in the alimentary canal?
Produce vitamin k and vitamin b
What nuttrients do strawberries have?
the main ones are pottasium, vitamin c, vitamin b5, omega 3, vitamin b6, vitamin k.
What does vitamin k do to your body?
The main purpose of Vitamin K is to aid in the clotting process. Vitamin K is important as part of the blood clotting mechanism of the body.
Does vitamin k cause sticky blood?
Yes.. When a person has any hurt with bleeding then Vitamin-K plays a vital role in blood clotting at the hurt.
Vitamin K is described as?
behavior
Why is vitamin k essential for blood cloting?
Vitamin K is essential for the activation of enzymes that speed up processing of a certain amino acid, known as glutamic acid. This process results in a conversion of glutamic acid to gamma-carboxyglutamic acid, a critical step for calcium binding. Vitamin K and its ability to bind calcium is required for activating seven different proteins that help with coagulation, leading to blood clotting
What is the main vitamin in milk?
Vitamin a, Vitamin b, vitamin c.
Which organ absorbs water and vitamin k from digested food?
The large intestine absorbs water from digested food. Vitamin K is absorbed by the small intestine. Normal bacteria in the intestine seem to have an important role in vitamin K absorption.
What is the main effect of vitamin K deficiency?
blood doesn't clot properly
Is vitamin K deficiency a cause of bleeding disorders?
Vitamin K is necessary for the production of Clotting Factors II, VII, IX and X. So a vitamin K deficiency could lead to a bleeding disorder. Additionally vitamin K is necessary for the production of the anticoagulant protein C and protein S. Inhibition of Vitamin K function is also associated with clotting disorders though for this to occur there has to be a deficiency in either proteins C or S.
