MINI-OVERVIEW OF VITAMIN K | ||
| Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology | ||
| Article 8, Volume 50, Issue 3, December 2020, Pages 522-534 PDF (838.79 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2020.131081 | ||
| Authors | ||
| YASSER MOHAMED SHAFIK1; TOSSON A. MORSY2 | ||
| 1Consultant Anesthesia and Pain Management | ||
| 2Military Medical Academy, Cairo, 11291, and Faculty of Medicine | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Generally, Vitamins are a number of chemically unrelated families of organic substances that cannot be synthesized by humans but need to be ingested in the diet in small quantities to prevent disorders of metabolism. They are divided into water-soluble and fat-soluble vitamins. Vitamin K is a group of structurally similar, fat-soluble vitamins found in foods and in dietary supplements. The human body requires vitamin K for complete synthesis of certain proteins that are needed for blood coagulation or for controlling binding of calcium in bones and other tissues. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Vitamin K; Medical importance; Safety; Over-dose | ||
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