Vitamins and Minerals Physiology · Physiology

Vitamin K is essential for the synthesis of:

  1. Structural collagen fibers
  2. Clotting factors
  3. Circulating hemoglobin
  4. Primary bile acids
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Correct answer: Clotting factors

Vitamin K is required for gamma-carboxylation of clotting factors II, VII, IX, and X. Deficiency leads to bleeding tendencies.

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