JEE Main202118 Mar 2021Evening ShiftChemistryBiomoleculesActual
Deficiency of vitamin K causes :
Options
- AIncrease in blood clotting time
- BIncrease in fragility of RBC 's
- CCheilosis
- DDecrease in blood clotting time
Correct answer
A. Increase in blood clotting time
Step-by-step solution
Vitamin K refers to structurally similar, fat-soluble vitamins found in foods and marketed as dietary supplements. The human body requires vitamin K for post-synthesis modification of certain proteins that are required for blood coagulation or for controlling binding of calcium in bones and other tissues. Due to deficiency of vitamin K causes increases in blood clotting time.