Chapter 1: Historical Background
Chapter 2: Active Forms, Antagonists, Physical Properties, and Synthesis of Vitamin K
Chapter 3: Dietary Intake of Vitamin K and the Vitamin K Content of Foods and Plasma
Chapter 4: Vitamin K-Dependent Carboxylase and Vitamin K Epoxide Reductase
Chapter 5: Vitamin K-Dependent Proteins
Chapter 6: Absorption, Storage, and Metabolism of Vitamin K
Chapter 7: Public Health Concerns Related to Vitamin K Status
Chapter 8: Vitamin K Requirements, Toxicity, and Other Metabolic Interactions
Biography
Dr. John W. Suttie, Ph.D., is the Katherine Berns Van Donk Steenbock Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biochemistry and former Chair of the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has broad expertise in biochemistry and human nutrition. Dr. Suttie received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has been involved in the activities of the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine to establish dietary requirements and is a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
