develop vitamin K-derived – The study also found that one of the compounds was able to cross the blood-brain barrier in mice, a major challenge in developing treatments for neurological disorders. (Photo- AI Generated) For most people, vitamins are nutrients found in everyday foods or purchased from pharmacies.

But scientists are increasingly discovering them as building blocks for the development of advanced medicines. According to a report in ScienceDaily, researchers at Shibaura Institute of Technology have developed new vitamin K-derived compounds that may help promote neuron formation.

The study was led by Associate Professor Yoshihisa Hirota and Professor Yoshitomo Suhara of the Department of Bioscience and Engineering and was published in the journal ACS Chemical Neuroscience. Read this also Tiny microbes give cheese its flavor and may benefit gut health By combining vitamin K-related molecules with retinoic acid, a vitamin A derivative, scientists say, researchers have developed compounds that show a significantly stronger ability to convert neural stem cells into neurons than natural vitamin K in laboratory experiments.