Vitamin K : Recent Topics on the Biology and Chemistry / edited by Hiroyuki Kagechika, Hitoshi Shirakawa.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kagechika, Hiroyuki, editor.

Shirakawa, Hitoshi, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vitamins in human nutrition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (116 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Vitamin K

Place of Publication:

London : IntechOpen, 2022.

Summary:

Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin and a significant hydrophobic signaling molecule, like vitamins A and D. Besides its classical functions as a cofactor of γ-glutamyl carboxylase, which catalyzes the γ-carboxylation of vitamin K-dependent proteins, vitamin K has novel physiological and pharmacological activities that have been elucidated in the past two decades. The discovery of detailed action mechanisms of non-classical activities of vitamin K and the development of novel derivatives with unique structural and biological profiles would improve the understanding of vitamin K functions and clinical applications. This book discusses the biology and chemistry of vitamin K, which is helpful for fundamental and clinical investigations.

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