Properties of vitamin K

Compounds with vitamin K activity are substitute 1,4-naphthoquinones and therefore have the general chemical properties expected of all quinines.

Vitamin K compounds other than modified menadiones are soluble in lipids, ether and other non-polar organic solvents.

Vitamin K is essential for the synthesis of prothrombin a compound involved in the clotting of blood. Vitamin K is mostly needed to help to stop bleeding, but it has some other jobs as well.

The most important is the crucial role vitamin K, plays building bones. Vitamin K is needed to help hold onto the calcium in bones and make sure it’s getting to the right place.

Phylloquinones or vitamin K1 compounds are produced by plants. Vitamin K1 is synthesized commercially for use in infant formula, medical foods, and pharmaceutical, VitaminK1 is used in olestra-containing products.

Vitamin K1 is primarily absorbed in the jejunum and ileum; only small amounts are absorbed in the colon, Form the lymphatic system, vitamin K is transported to the circulatory system and in chylomicro9nsm to the liver from which it is distributed to target tissues.
Properties of vitamin