Definition of phylloquinone in English:
phylloquinone
noun ˌfɪlə(ʊ)ˈkwɪnəʊnˌfilōˈkwinōn
mass nounBiochemistry One of the K vitamins, found in cabbage, spinach, and other leafy green vegetables, and essential for the blood-clotting process.
Also called "vitamin K1"
Example sentencesExamples
- The best-known member of the vitamin K family is phylloquinone, also known as phytonadione because of its relationship with photosynthesis.
- The IUPAC-IUB Commission on Biochemical Nomenclature abbreviates phylloquinone as ‘K’ while menaquinone is abbreviated as ‘MK-n.’
- ‘Older people tend to have higher blood levels of phylloquinone,’ explains Booth, ‘so we thought they might not respond to dietary increases as much as the younger group.’
- After earlier research, a purified form of vitamin K, phylloquinone, was isolated from plants in 1939 and used to treat a nutritional deficiency characterized by decreased prothrombin levels.
- ‘People over age 65 consumed more phylloquinone than those in the 20 to 40 age bracket,’ she says.