Digestion And Absorption Ques 92
Vitamin K is required for
(a) change of prothrombin to thrombin
(b) synthesis of prothrombin
(c) change of fibrinogen to fibrin
(d) formation of thrombin
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Answer : b
Hints & Solution
(b) Vitamin $K$ is also known as ‘antihaemorrhagic factor’. This vitamin is essential for the synthesis of prothrombin in liver cells which is essential for normal blood clotting. It is also synthesized by bacteria present in the colon.
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