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Phytonadione

An analogue of the naphthoquinone vitamin K found in plants. The vitamins K are essential for blood coagulation as it is necessary for the hepatic synthesis of the coagulation factors II, VII, IX, and X; deficiency results in a bleeding diathesis. These vitamins are lipo-soluble; absorption via intestinal lymphatics requires the presence of bile salts.
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Synonym:phylloquinone
Vitamin K
US brand name:AquaMephyton
Konakion
NSC code:270681
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