Vitamin K metabolism and activation of dependent proteins (Homo sapiens)
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Vitamin K is recycled in the liver in order to maintain sufficient levels for activating vitamin K-dependent proteins (VKDP), including certain coagulation factors. In this process, vitamin K1 and vitamin K2, taken up from the diet, are converted to vitamin K hydroquinone (KH2), either by the dithiol-dependent vitamin K-epoxide reductase (VKOR) or by NAD(P)H dehydrogenase quinone 1. KH2 is in turn oxidized to vitamin K epoxide (KO) by the enzyme gamma-glutamyl carboxylase (GGCX). During this conversion, GGCX activates the VKDPs by converting glutamate (Glu) to gamma-carboxyglutamate (Gla). Lastly, KO is converted back into vitamin K quinone by VKOR. Warfarin, a drug commonly used in dialysis patients, inhibits VKOR.
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| Name | Type | Database reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coagulation factor IX | Protein | P00740 (Uniprot-TrEMBL) ![]() | |
| Coagulation factor VII | Protein | P08709 (Uniprot-TrEMBL) ![]() | |
| Coagulation factor X | Protein | P00742 (Uniprot-TrEMBL) ![]() | |
| GGCX | Protein | ENSG00000115486 (Ensembl) ![]() | |
| NAD(P)H
dehydrogenase [quinone] 1 | Protein | P15559 (Uniprot-TrEMBL) ![]() | |
| NADP+ | Metabolite | CHEBI:18009 (ChEBI) ![]() | |
| NADPH | Metabolite | HMDB00221 (HMDB) ![]() | |
| Prothrombin | Protein | P00734 (Uniprot-TrEMBL) ![]() | |
| Thrombin | Protein | ENSG00000180210 (Ensembl) ![]() | |
| Vitamin K epoxide | Metabolite | CHEBI:28371 (ChEBI) ![]() | |
| Vitamin K hydroquinone | Metabolite | CHEBI:28433 (ChEBI) ![]() | |
| Vitamin K-dependent protein C | Protein | P04070 (Uniprot-TrEMBL) ![]() | |
| Vitamin K-dependent protein S | Protein | P07225 (Uniprot-TrEMBL) ![]() | |
| Vitamin K-dependent protein Z | Protein | P22891 (Uniprot-TrEMBL) ![]() | |
| Vitamin K1 | Metabolite | HMDB0003555 (HMDB) ![]() | |
| Vitamin-K-epoxide reductase | Protein | 1.17.4.4 (Enzyme Nomenclature) ![]() | |
| Warfarin | Metabolite | HMDB0001935 (HMDB) ![]() | |
| disulfides | Metabolite | CHEBI:48343 (ChEBI) ![]() | |
| dithiols | Metabolite | CHEBI:23853 (ChEBI) ![]() | |
| gamma-carboxyglutamate | Metabolite | CHEBI:61938 (ChEBI) ![]() | |
| glutamate | Metabolite | CHEBI:14321 (ChEBI) ![]() | |
| vitamin K2 | Metabolite | CHEBI:16374 (ChEBI) ![]() |
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