Menaquinone, or K2, is manufactured in the body by naturally occurring intestinal bacteria. People that regularly take antibiotics or have a medical condition that upsets the balance of bacteria in the intestine are at risk of developing a vitamin K deficiency. Menadione, or vitamin K3, is an artificial form of vitamin K, which is water-soluble and more easily absorbed by people who have problems with fat absorption.
Vitamin K
Benefits
Vitamin K2 is a fat-soluble vitamin,it is needed to manufacture prothrombin, a substance essential for the normal clotting of blood.
1.Vitamin K2 is being used to cure haemorrhage caused by VK2 deficiency; promotes the formation of thrombin, accelerates blood clotting, maintains proper clotting time; also used as quick coagulant in surgeries or first aids.
2. Vitamin K2 is being used to treat the degenerative bone disease osteoporosis.; VK2 produces a specific protein known as osteocalcin which can bind calcium, therefore to increase the density of bones and to prevent fracture.
3. Vitamin K2 can prevent the disease of hepatocellular carcinoma in women with viral cirrhosis.
4. Vitamin K2 has function of diuresis, promotes the detoxifcation of liver and lowering the blood pressure.
Vitamin K Mode of Action
(1) treatment and prevention of osteoporosis, vitamin K2 generate bone protein, and then together with the calcium of bone formation, increase bone density and prevent fractures.
(2) Vitamin K2 can prevent progression to liver cirrhosis.
(3) the lack of treatment of hemorrhagic disease of vitamin K2, and promote the formation of prothrombin, accelerated blood clotting, maintain normal clotting time.
(4) with a diuretic, strengthen the liver's detoxification function, and can lower blood pressure.
Item
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Specification
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General Information
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Products Name
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Vitamin k
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Physical Control
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Identification
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The retention time of the principal peak conforms to which in the reference solution
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Odor&Taste
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Characteristic
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Loss on Drying
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≤5.0%
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Particle Size
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100% pass through sieve 40 mesh,90% pass through sieve 80 mesh
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Chemical Control
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Total Heavy Metals
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≤10.0ppm
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Lead(Pb)
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≤2.0ppm
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Arsenic(As)
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≤2.0ppm
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Cadmium(Cd)
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≤1.0ppm
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Mercury(Hg)
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≤0.1ppm
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Solvent residue
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<5000ppm
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Pesticide residue
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Meet USP/EP
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PAHs
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<50ppb
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BAP
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<10ppb
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Aflatoxins
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<10ppb
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Microbial Control
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Total Plate Count
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≤1,000cfu/g
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Yeast&Molds
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≤100cfu/g
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E.Coli
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Negative
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Salmonella
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Negative
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Stapaureus
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Negative
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Packing and Storage
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Packing
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Packing in paper-drums and double food-grade PE bag inside. 25Kg/Drum
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Storage
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Store in a well-closed container away from moisture and direct sunlight, room temperature.
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Shelf Life
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2 years if sealed and stored properly.
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Vitamins
are organic molecules (or a set of closely related molecules called vitamers) that are essential to an organism in small quantities for proper metabolic function. Essential nutrients cannot be synthesized in the organism in sufficient quantities for survival, and therefore must be obtained through the diet. For example, Vitamin C can be synthesized by some species but not by others; it is not considered a vitamin in the first instance but is in the second. Most vitamins are not single molecules, but groups of related molecules called vitamers. For example, there are eight vitamers of vitamin E: four tocopherols and four tocotrienols.
The term
vitamin
does not include the three other groups of essential nutrients: minerals, essential fatty acids, and essential amino acids.
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Major health organizations list thirteen vitamins:
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Vitamin A (all-
trans
-retinols, all-
trans
-retinyl-esters, as well as all-
trans
-beta-carotene and other provitamin A carotenoids)
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Vitamin B
1
(thiamine)
-
Vitamin B
2
(riboflavin)
-
Vitamin B
3
(niacin)
-
Vitamin B
5
(pantothenic acid)
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Vitamin B
6
(pyridoxine)
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Vitamin B
7
(biotin)
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Vitamin B
9
(folic acid and folates)
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Vitamin B
12
(cobalamins)
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Vitamin C (ascorbic acid and ascorbates)
-
Vitamin D (calciferols)
-
Vitamin E (tocopherols and tocotrienols)
-
Vitamin K (phylloquinones, menaquinones, and menadiones)
Some sources include a fourteenth, choline.