TABLE 2.
Tissue distribution of fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase activity in adult mice
| Female |
Male |
|
|---|---|---|
| Tissue | Activity (pmol·mg−1 ·min−1) | Activity (pmol·mg−1 ·min−1) |
| Adrenal gland | 331.2 ± 79.8 | 152.6 ± 41.1 |
| Cerebellum | 24.7 ± 4.4 | 14.9 ± 0.66 |
| Cerebrum | 59.3 ± 4.8 | 44.5 ± 2.8 |
| Heart | 13.0 ± 1.5 | 11.3 ± 0.58 |
| Kidney | 77.9 ± 14.8 | 122.4 ± 15.9 |
| Large intestine | 62.1 ± 8.7 | 69.7 ± 7.9 |
| Liver | 514.8 ± 65.4 | 343.9 ± 43.1 |
| Lung | 136.4 ± 19.3 | 129.0 ± 15.2 |
| Ovaries | 354.5 ± 30.1 | – |
| Skeletal muscle | 19.4 ± 2.1 | 13.8 ± 2.1 |
| Spleen | 90.5 ± 5.7 | 79.5 ± 12.9 |
| Stomach | 421.6 ± 43.8 | 484.3 ± 62.0 |
| Subcutaneous fat | 121.0 ± 17.7 | 89.6 ± 11.4 |
| Testes | – | 305.5 ± 33.0 |
| Visceral fat | 177.8 ± 18.9 | 309.8 ± 68.9 |
Fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase activity was determined in tissues of adult female and male C57BL/6 mice by the conversion of pyrenedecanal to pyrenedecanoic acid. Values shown are means ± SEM from measurement of individual tissues from five animals per group, except for ovaries and female lung, where only four tissues were analyzed.