Natto Bacillus contains a large amount of water-soluble vitamin K (menaquinone-7)

Journal of Food Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 267-277

  Yanagisawa, Yasuhide ^a,b   Sumi, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a KURASHIKI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND THE ARTS   (Japan)

^b CHIBA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM SUBTILIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 23744469930     PISSN: 01458884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4514.2005.00016.x     Document Type: Review

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