Which of the following vitamin is helpful in the blood clotting?

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Vitamin K and blood clotting:

Vitamin K (phylloquinone) is essential for the synthesis of clotting factors (prothrombin group: factors II, VII, IX, X) in the liver.

Role of Vitamin K:
- Acts as a cofactor for the enzyme that carboxylates glutamate residues in clotting proteins
- This carboxylation is essential for the clotting factors to bind calcium ions and become active
- Without Vitamin K → clotting factors are inactive → blood does not clot properly

Other vitamins and their roles:
- Vita

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