Table 2.
Adenine nucleotide levels
Trait | SHR | SHR-mtLEW |
---|---|---|
Muscle | ||
ATP | 1,100.9 ± 193.86 | 1,281.2 ± 258.53 |
ADP | 369.2 ± 59.92 | 422.9 ± 90.04 |
AMP | 22.03 ± 23.69 | 33.39 ± 36.01 |
ATP/ADP | 3.01 ± 0.46 | 3.14 ± 0.84 |
Energy charge | 0.86 ± 0.03 | 0.86 ± 0.05 |
Heart | ||
ATP | 615.5 ± 264.11 | 752.5 ± 138.59 |
ADP | 641.5 ± 68.76 | 674.2 ± 104.99 |
AMP | 563.6 ± 288.0 | 434.0 ± 153.5 |
ATP/ADP | 0.96 ± 0.41 | 1.13 ± 0.23 |
Energy charge | 0.52 ± 0.15 | 0.59 ± 0.07 |
Liver | ||
ATP | 501.9 ± 178.06 | 573.1 ± 121.26 |
ADP | 488.6 ± 134.4 | 539.7 ± 107.69 |
AMP | 359.5 ± 112.4 | 396.5 ± 141.0 |
ATP/ADP | 1.02 ± 0.1783 | 1.08 ± 0.24 |
Energy charge | 0.55 ± 0.06 | 0.56 ± 0.08 |
Data are means ± SD. Levels of ATP, ADP, and ATP are expressed in nmol/g per 100 mg wet wt.