It is made in the large intestine
Shortest answer, no. Vitamin K is a vitamin.
Vitamin K. This fat soluble is also found in spinach, kale, and other green leafy vegetables.
E. coli are part of the normal flora of the gut. Meaning that they have a home there. They make vitamin K. They also prevent pathogenic bacteria from establishing themselves in the gut. They make it hard for them to get started.
Vitamin K is made from bacteria from the intestine.
B. because intestinal bacteria produce vitamin K.
Bacteria in the gut break down food and make vitamin K.
Bacteria in the gut break down food and make vitamin K.
The Colon
Bacteria in the large intestine can produce important vitamins for the body. For example, some bacteria produce vitamin K from eating fiber. Some bacteria also produce vitamin D.
Produce vitamin k and vitamin b
Vitamins are organic substances that can't be made by the body, so they have to be eaten. Exceptions to this are vitamin D, vitamin K, biotin, and folic acid. These vitamins are present in certain foods, but our bodies have other ways of obtaining them. skin and kidneys are involved in making vitamin D, and that good-guy bacteria in the intestines make vitamin K. Bacteria in the intestine also manufacture biotin and folic acid.
Vitamin D, which can be synthesized in the skin through exposure to sunlight, and vitamin K, which is produced by bacteria in the intestines.