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Vitamin K 2 or menaquinone (MK) (/ ˌ m ɛ n ə ˈ k w ɪ n oʊ n /) is one of three types of vitamin K, the other two being vitamin K 1 (phylloquinone) and K 3 . K 2 is both a tissue and bacterial product (derived from vitamin K 1 in both cases) and is usually found in animal products or fermented foods .
Vitamin K1 (phylloquinone): Found in leafy green vegetables, vitamin K1 assists with heart health and proper blood clotting Vitamin K2 (menaquinone) : Vitamin K2 supports bone and heart health ...
There are two primary types of vitamin K: vitamin K1 and vitamin K2. “Vitamin K1 plays an important role in blood clotting, while K2 is more important for bone health, regulation of cell growth ...
Vitamin K2 is lauded for a number of important health benefits, including boosting your bones, teeth and cardiovascular system.. A new study suggests taking vitamin K2 could prevent and stall the ...
Vitamin K is a family of structurally similar, fat-soluble vitamers found in foods and marketed as dietary supplements. [1] The human body requires vitamin K for post-synthesis modification of certain proteins that are required for blood coagulation ("K" from Danish koagulation, for "coagulation") or for controlling binding of calcium in bones and other tissues. [2]
Vitamin K 1-deficiency may occur by disturbed intestinal uptake (such as would occur in a bile duct obstruction), by therapeutic or accidental intake of a vitamin K 1-antagonist such as warfarin, or, very rarely, by nutritional vitamin K 1 deficiency. As a result, Gla-residues are inadequately formed and the Gla-proteins are insufficiently active.
The gene gamma-glutamyl carboxylase (GGCX) is dependent on vitamin K. Functional polymorphisms in the gene could attribute to variation in bone metabolism and BMD. [135] Vitamin K2 is also used as a means of treatment for osteoporosis and the polymorphisms of GGCX could explain the individual variation in the response to treatment of vitamin K ...
4256 17313 Ensembl ENSG00000111341 ENSMUSG00000030218 UniProt P08493 P19788 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001190839 NM_000900 NM_008597 RefSeq (protein) NP_000891 NP_001177768 NP_032623 Location (UCSC) Chr 12: 14.88 – 14.89 Mb Chr 6: 136.85 – 136.85 Mb PubMed search Wikidata View/Edit Human View/Edit Mouse Matrix Gla protein (MGP) is member of a family of vitamin K 2 dependent, Gla -containing proteins ...