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Physiology Blood: Hemostasis and Blood Coagulation a1f9a77a

Which is Vitamin K dependent clotting factor?

A
Factor VII
B
Factor I
C
Factor XI
D
Factor XII
High-Yield Explanation
Ans is 'a' i.e. Factor VII Vitamin K serves as an essential cofactor for an enzyme carboxylase that catalyzes carboxylation of glutamic acid residues on vitamin K-dependent proteins. The key vitamin K-dependent proteins include:Coagulation proteins: factors II (prothrombin), VII, IX and XAnticoagulation proteins: proteins C, S and ZOthers: bone proteins osteocalcin and matrix-Gla protein, and certain ribosomal proteinsThese proteins have in common the requirement to be post-translationally modified by carboxylation of glutamic acid residues (forming gamma-carboxyglutamic acid) in order to become biologically active.

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