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rate-limiting unreviewed

Vitamin K epoxide reductase (VKORC1)

1 reactions · 1 pathways

Clinical / pharmacological. Warfarin target; VKORC1 genotype drives dose variability

What it does, reaction by reaction

1 reactions

Vitamin K Cycle Cofactor & Vitamin Metabolism · ER membrane

step 2 Irreversible/directional rate-limiting

Vitamin K 2,3-epoxide -> vitamin K quinone

Converts Vitamin K 2,3-epoxide into Vitamin K quinone

Notes

The warfarin target. VKORC1 polymorphisms are a major determinant of warfarin dose requirement.

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What accelerates and inhibits it

Regulation is pathway-specific, so each context is listed separately

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No regulation recorded for this enzyme in the source documents.

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