AAE	Ascorbic acid equivalent
BSA	Bovine serum albumin
DMEM	Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium
DPPH	2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl
FBS	Fetal bovine serum
FFA	Fatty acid-free
FRAP	Ferric reducing antioxidant power
GA	Gallic acid
GAE	Gallic acid equivalents
HFD	High-fat diet
IC50	Mean inhibitory concentration
IR	Insulin resistance
KRB	Kreb’s Ringer buffer
MTS	3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium
2-NBDG	2-(N-(7-Nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl)Amino)-2-Deoxyglucose
OV	Origanum vulgare
OVEO	Origanum vulgare essential oil
PA	Palmitic acid
PAGE	Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
PDK1	3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase-1
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PTEN	Phosphatase and tensin homolog
T2DM	Type-2 diabetes mellitus
TBS-T	Tris-buffered saline containing 0.05% Tween-20
TEAC	Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity
TPC	Total phenolic content
TPTZ	2,4,6-tri(2-pyridyl)-s-triazine
WAT	White adipose tissue
WHO	World Health Organization