2007-01-30 21:19:40 · 3 answers · asked by shaira 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
above answer is pretty good, but vitamin K is involved in reactions that make those compounds active. without K, they're still made, just not usable.
2007-01-31 10:53:51 · answer #1 · answered by ksneo627 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The clotting cascade is basically a series of enzymatic conversions that lead to activation of fibrin, which is the main functional component of a clot. Vitamin K is necessary for the synthesis several of the intermediate enzymes involved -- namely Factor II, VII, IX, and X. Vitamin K deficiency then does not allow these enzymes to be produced, and subsequently participate in the proper formation of a clot.
2007-01-30 21:34:52 · answer #2 · answered by citizen insane 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
part of the blood's clotting abilities a depoendent on vit k. for those who take the medication cumiden, a blood thinner, if they get too much cumiden in their system they can litterally bleed to death through the kidneys. vit. k is used to counteract the thinning of the blood and facilitate clotting.
2007-01-30 21:29:10 · answer #3 · answered by de bossy one 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋