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Option 2 : Vitamin K
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Vitamin K
- Vitamin K is a vitamin that is majorly synthesized by bacteria in the large intestine.
- Dietary sources include the photosynthetic (green) parts of plants.
- Vitamins B & C are water-soluble vitamins and rest are fat-soluble vitamins.
| Vitamins | Name | Deficiency Diseases |
| Vitamin A | Retinol | Night blindness |
| Vitamin B1 | Thiamine | Beriberi |
| Vitamin B2 | Riboflavin | Ariboflavinosis |
| Vitamin B3 | Niacin | Pellagra |
| Vitamin B5 | Pantothenic acid | Paresthesia |
| Vitamin B6 | Pyridoxine | Anemia |
| Vitamin B7 | Biotin | Dermatitis |
| Vitamin B9 | Folic acid | Megaloblastic anemia |
| Vitamin B12 | Cyanocobalamin | Pernicious Anemia |
| Vitamin C | Ascorbic acid | Scurvy |
| Vitamin D | Cholecalciferol | Rickets |
| Vitamin E | Tocopherols | Hemolytic anemia |
| Vitamin K | Phylloquinone | Bleeding diathesis |
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