a viscous fat-soluble liquid occurring in plants: essential for the production of prothrombin, required in blood clotting. Formula: C31H46O2
Also: vitamin K1
Examples of 'phylloquinone' in a sentence
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Higher dietary phylloquinone intake was associated with better cognition and behavior among older adults.
Justine Chouet, Guylaine Ferland, Catherine Féart, Yves Rolland, Nancy Presse, KarianeBoucher, Pascale Barberger-Gateau, Olivier Beauchet, Cedric Annweiler 2015, 'Dietary Vitamin K Intake Is Associated with Cognition and Behaviour among GeriatricPatients: The CLIP Study', Nutrientshttp://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/7/8/5306. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Phylloquinone levels were positively associated with total cholesterol, triglyceride levels and non-smoking status.
Meghan J Elliott, Sarah L Booth, Wilma M Hopman, Rachel M Holden 2014, 'Assessment of Potential Biomarkers of Subclinical Vitamin K Deficiency in Patientswith End-Stage Kidney Disease', Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Diseasehttps://doi.org/10.1186/2054-3581-1-13. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Brazilian food composition tables do not show phylloquinone content in national foods.
Simone Aparecida dos Santos Conceição Faria, Vanilda Aparecida Soares de Arruda, Eliasda Silva Araújo, Marilene De Vuono Camargo Penteado 2017, 'Vitamin K: content in food consumed in São Paulo, Brazil', Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Scienceshttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502017000200603&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Results show the concentrations of phylloquinone in commonly consumed foodstuffs.
Simone Aparecida dos Santos Conceição Faria, Vanilda Aparecida Soares de Arruda, Eliasda Silva Araújo, Marilene De Vuono Camargo Penteado 2017, 'Vitamin K: content in food consumed in São Paulo, Brazil', Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Scienceshttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502017000200603&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In contrast, menaquinones are the product of bacterial production or conversion from dietary phylloquinone.
Sarah L. Booth 2012, 'Vitamin K: food composition and dietary intakes', Food & Nutrition Researchhttp://www.foodandnutritionresearch.net/index.php/fnr/article/view/5505. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Almost all infants had average daily phylloquinone intakes that were in excess of the currently recommended amounts.
Paul Clarke, Simon J. Mitchell, Martin J. Shearer 2015, 'Total and Differential Phylloquinone (Vitamin K1) Intakes of Preterm Infants fromAll Sources during the Neonatal Period', Nutrientshttp://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/7/10/5393. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)