Vitamin K2 is essential for the carboxylation of glutamate residues in certain proteins, to give-carboxyglutamate. This modification allows the protein to bind calcium, an essential event in the blood clotting cascade. Carboxylation of glutamate is also important in other proteins involved in the mobilization or transport of calcium. Vitamin K2 is also a known of SXR. Currently in Japan, Vitamin K2 is being used to treat the degenerative bone disease osteoporosis.
1. Dual function of one-Reabsorption prevention and Osteoblast-Promoting: VK2 promotes the formation of Osteocalcin, increases the density of bones and reduces bone loss. It’s a new medicine to cure and prevent osteoporosis and fracture.
2. Curing haemorrhage caused by VK2 deficiency: VK2 promotes the formation of thrombin, accelerates blood clotting, accelerates and maintains proper clotting time.
3. Preventing and retarding calsification of blood vessels,preventing arteriosclerosis caused by calsification
4. VK2 can be used as a PKA active regulator to promote the detoxifcation of liver, prevent and cure hepatic fibrosis, live cancer and lung cancer
5. Vitamin K2 derived from the dermented soy product natto has a higher bioavailability than vitamin K1