Structural Insights into Phylloquinone (Vitamin K1), Menaquinone (MK4, MK7), and Menadione (Vitamin K3) Binding to VKORC1
Vitamin K family molecules—phylloquinone (K1), menaquinone (K2), and menadione (K3)—act as γ-glutamyl carboxylase (GGCX)-exclusive cofactors in their hydroquinone state, activating proteins of main importance for blood coagulation in the liver and for arterial calcifica...
Main Authors: | Nolan Chatron, Abdessalem Hammed, Etienne Benoît, Virginie Lattard |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-01-01
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Series: | Nutrients |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/1/67 |
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