Vitamin K

PROTIEN SYNTHESIS

Career Objective
I am an essential vitamin seeking to obtain a
Work Experience
position with The Body Company which will enable
me to use my strong bone protein metabolism skills,
historic background in aiding with blood clotting,
PROTEIN ACTIVATION
and passion for keeping bodies healthy
The Human Body | consumption - present
· Plays an essential role in activating several proteins that are involved
in making blood clot.
· Synthesizes prothrombin which is an inactive protein that is precursor Special Skills
to the active enzyme Thrombin.
I am readily available so that a primary deficiency
· Helps prevent hemorrhagic disease which results from lacking blood-
of me is rare
clotting factors.
I do not require an Upper Intake Level because I do
not create adverse effects when taken in high
BONE PROTEIN METABOLISM amounts
I am extremely hard-working and high doses of me
The Human Body| consumption - present can reduce the effectiveness of anticoagulant drugs
· Participates in the metabolism of bone proteins to help build bones. Can work with others and shares some metabolic
· Plays a very essential role in allowing a calcium-binding protein, pathways with Vitamin E
osteocalcin, to bind to the minerals that normally form bones. Stores well in the liver and adipose tissue

Where To Find Me
Important Roles Primary Contact: Phylloquinone
Leafy, dark green vegetables (spinach, kale,
brussels sprouts, collards, bib lettuce)
HELPS PROTECT AGAINST HEMORRHAGING Some fruits (avocado, kiwi)
Without my help, a body may experience excessive bleeding which may Some vegetable oils (soybean oil, canola oil)
be fatal. liver
-Caused by certain drugs disrupting my work by antibiotics killing cabbage-type vegetables
the intestinal bacteria that produces me. Absorption of me also milk
diminishes when bile production fails.
Secondary Contact: Menaquinone
Bacterial synthesis in the digestive tract (although
HELPS NEWBORN INFANTS not enough to meet bodily needs and bioavailability
· Newborn infants are born without bacterial in the intestinal tract and is limited.
I take weeks to become established and am not very prevalent in breast
milk.
· I am able to be given in a single dose through intramuscular injection Other Names
to help protect infants
Phylloquinon (vitamin K1)
Menaquinone (vitamin K2)
Menadione (in supplements)

Availability
Personal References
Adequate Intake Level:
Men - 120 μg/day  Women - 90 μg/day Whitney, E., & Rolfes, S. R. (2019)
While readily available, people can consume less of their daily need of Understanding nutrition (15th ed.).
me for months or years without ill effects. Simply ensure average daily Boston, MA: Cengage Learning, Inc.
intake over time.