| Bioactivity | Vitamin K1 a naturally occurring vitamin required for blood coagulation and bone and vascular metabolism. | ||||||||||||
| Invitro | Phylloquinone (Vitamin K1) is a prenylated naphthoquinone that is synthesized exclusively by plants, green algae, and some species of cyanobacteria, where it serves as a vital electron carrier in photosystem I and as an electron acceptor for the formation of protein disulfide bonds. In humans and other vertebrates, phylloquinone plays the role of a vitamin (vitamin K1) that is required for blood coagulation and bone and vascular metabolism. Phylloquinone from green leafy vegetables and vegetable oil represents the major dietary source of vitamin K for humans[1]. Vitamin K1 treatment causes a significant antiproliferative effect and induces apoptosis in Caco-2, HT-29, and SW480 cell lines, with the involvement of the MAPK pathway. A concomitant and significant decrease in the polyamine biosynthesis occurr[2]. | ||||||||||||
| Name | Vitamin K1 | ||||||||||||
| CAS | 84-80-0 | ||||||||||||
| Formula | C31H46O2 | ||||||||||||
| Molar Mass | 450.70 | ||||||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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