Vitamin K is essential for clotting as it is required for the formation of prothrombin in the liver. Prothrombin is an important plasma protein which gets converted into thrombin which is one of the steps in blood clotting process. Thrombin converts plasma protein fibrinogen into fibrin which ultimately forms a clot
So, the correct answer is 'K'
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