Witamina K i jej rola w profilaktyce chor ób dzieci w świetle nowych doniesień

Publication date: July–August 2016 Source:Pediatria Polska, Volume 91, Issue 4 Author(s): Agnieszka Kozioł-Kozakowska, Anna Stochel-Gaudyn, Krzysztof Fyderek For many years vitamin K has been considered to be associated only with blood clotting processes. Thanks to the research of last thirty years its other equally important role has been discovered. Vitamin K acts as a cofactor for the posttranslational γ-carboxylation of glutamate residues in proteins such as osteocalcin or matrix Gla protein (MGP). Thus the diet reach in vitamin K or supplementation of this vitamin on early stages of development may decrease risk of diseases such as rickets, osteoporosis or cardiovascular diseases.
Source: Pediatria Polska - Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research