Category Archives: Menadione

Vitamin K and Mortality

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Vitamin K is a group of fat soluble vitamers that include phylloquinone (vitamin K1), menaquinone (vitamin K2), and menadione (a synthetic form of vitamin K). While phylloquinone is present in green leafy vegetables, menaquinone is a product of bacterial fermentation … Continue reading →

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Vitamin K and Cancer

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Robert Barrington

Vitamin K is the name given to a number of compounds that share the same biological activity and possess a 2-methyl 1,4-napthoquinone ring. These compounds are phylloquinone (vitamin K1), menaquinone (vitamin K2 and menadione (vitamin K3). Vitamin K is required … Continue reading →

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