TABLE 2.

Effect of low protein diet on AdoHcy and SAM in rat tissues

Mean ± S.E. Number in parentheses indicates number of animals.

	AdoMet		AdoHcy		AdoMet/AdoHcy
	LP (13)	NP (7)	LP (13)	NP (8)	LP (13)	NP (8)
	nmol·g−1wet weight		nmol·g−1wet weight		ratio
Liver	74.5 ± 5.69	83.9 ± 9.91	15.7 ± 1.39a	24.4 ± 1.98	5.2 ± 0.43b	3.5 ± 0.40
Kidney	47.0 ± 5.81	42.7 ± 5.11	13.9 ± 2.39	12.7 ± 1.50	3.4 ± 0.51	3.8 ± 0.74
Muscle	28.9 ± 2.36	25.9 ± 3.70	1.4 ± 0.18	1.7 ± 0.19	23.7 ± 2.81	16.6 ± 2.47

^a p < 0.002.

^b p < 0.02 compared with NP group.