Function of the fat-soluble vitamins
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- 1 April 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Vol. 28 (4), 339-345
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/28.4.339
Abstract
Much has been learned about the function of the fat-soluble vitamins in recent years. Their mechanisms are divergent ranging from a role in transcription of DNA or differentiation to a direct enzymatic activation of the gamma-carboxylation of glutamate residues of a preexisting protein. Thus the only resemblance so far among these physiologically active agents is their lipid solubility. However, in general the fat-soluble vitamins play important roles in specialized functions carried out by highly differentiated organisms.Keywords
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