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phylloquinone

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phylloquinone [ˌfɪləʊkwɪˈnəʊn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) a viscous fat-soluble liquid occurring in plants: essential for the production of prothrombin, required in blood clotting. Formula: C31H46O2 Also called vitamin K1
phylloquinone  (fl-kwnn, -kwnn)
See vitamin K.
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Noun1.phylloquinone - a form of vitamin K
phytonadione, vitamin K1
antihemorrhagic factor, naphthoquinone, vitamin K - a fat-soluble vitamin that helps in the clotting of blood
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Menaquinone-4 accumulation in various tissues after an oral administration of phylloquinone in Wistar rats.
Protection against arterial calcification, bone loss, cancer, and ... by Faloon, William / Life Extension
This study was originally designed to assess the effect of vitamin K1, or phylloquinone, supplementation on changes in bone mineral density and vascular calcification.
Vitamin K may reduce insulin resistance in older men by Hunter, Kim / Australian Journal of Medical Herbalism
Research: Investigators evaluated the association between dietary intake of phylloquinone (vitamin K1) and menaquinones (vitamin K2) and total and advanced prostate cancer in the Heidelberg cohort of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition.
Nutraceuticals research by Nutraceuticals World
 
 
 
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