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To quantify the vitamin K content of bovine liver and characterize the specific chemical forms present in the tissue.

May 1, 1967Biochemistry

The Vitamin K Content of Beef Liver. Detection of a New Form of Vitamin K*

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JMJohn T. MatschinerMarquette University WTWilliam TaggartMerck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States)JAJosephine M. AmelottiUniversity of Missouri–St. Louis

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Biochemical analysis identifies and characterizes a novel form of vitamin K in beef liver tissue, highlighting the diversity of dietary vitamin K homologues.

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To quantify the vitamin K content of bovine liver and characterize the specific chemical forms present in the tissue.
Extracted and fractionated lipid-soluble vitamins from bovine liver samples.
Separated and analyzed vitamin K fractions using chromatographic techniques.
Quantified the distribution and concentration of vitamin K in beef liver tissue.
Detected and isolated a previously unidentified structural form of vitamin K from liver extracts.

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Matschiner et al. (1967) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a83eb60403dcf0d873c26e5 https://doi.org/10.1021/bi00857a004

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Biochemical analysis identifies and characterizes a novel form of vitamin K in beef liver tissue, highlighting the diversity of dietary vitamin K homologues.

The Vitamin K Content of Beef Liver. Detection of a New Form of Vitamin K*

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The Vitamin K Content of Beef Liver. Detection of a New Form of Vitamin K*

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