Table 6.
Effect of dietary protein level on adipose tissue enzyme activities1
| 30 kg | 60 kg | 100 kg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACC (nmol HCO3/min/mg protein) |
LP | 28.35 ± 1.12a | 40.03 ± 2.00* ab | 47.43 ± 1.24* b |
| HP | 24.12 ± 1.90A | 26.04 ± 1.91AB | 34.13 ± 1.25B | |
| FAS (nmol NADPH/min/mg protein) |
LP | 33.41 ± 1.32a | 69.03 ± 3.14* b | 72.23 ± 3.42* b |
| HP | 35.34 ± 1.09A | 54.04 ± 1.80B | 60.41 ± 2.20B | |
| ME (nmol NADPH/min/mg protein) |
LP | 253.43 ± 14.23a | 290.33 ± 12.44* b | 320.34 ± 13.42* b |
| HP | 234.12 ± 12.09A | 240.43 ± 11.90A | 253.11 ± 13.20A | |
| G-6-PDH (nmol NADPH/min/mg protein) |
LP | 189.42 ± 12.34a | 233.32 ± 17.43* b | 290.54 ± 14.67* c |
| HP | 177.23 ± 12.12A | 168.01 ± 18.65A | 278.39 ± 15.77B | |
| LPL (mmol oleic acid/h/g tissue) |
LP | 29.56 ± 1.45a | 30.43 ± 1.22a | 29.21 ± 1.88a |
| HP | 27.43 ± 1.34A | 40.11 ± 1.13* B | 36.43 ± 1.01* B | |
| HSL (mU/mg protein) |
LP | 3.62 ± 0.16a | 8.02 ± 0.08* b | 4.21 ± 0.06a |
| HP | 3.75 ± 0.13A | 6.43 ± 0.02B | 6.43 ± 0.06* B | |
| CPT-1 (nmol palmitate/min/mg protein) |
LP | 2.17 ± 0.09a | 6.34 ± 0.11b | 5.94 ± 0.10b |
| HP | 2.13 ± 0.05A | 6.02 ± 0.09* B | 3.12 ± 0.06* A |
1 Symbols/abbreviations as for table 3.