Table 3.
Enzyme activities in adipose tissue and skeletal muscle of rats from control and quercetin-treated groups
| Control | Quercetin | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adipose tissue | |||
| G6PDH (nmol/min/g tissue) | 84.5 ± 18.0 | 62.6 ± 9.9 | NS |
| ME (nmol/min/g tissue) | 55.6 ± 5.7 | 56.9 ± 6.3 | NS |
| FAS (nmol/min/g tissue) | 12.1 ± 1.2 | 10.5 ± 1.5 | NS |
| HR-LPL (nmol/min/g tissue) | 7.0 ± 0.9 | 8.4 ± 0.9 | NS |
| Skeletal muscle | |||
| CPT-1b (nmol/min/mg protein) | 3.7 ± 1.0 | 4.7 ± 1.4 | NS |
| CS (nmol/min/mg protein) | 34.6 ± 5.4 | 42.7 ± 5.5 | NS |
Values are mean ± SEM (n = 9 per group). Differences between groups were determined by Student’s t test. Statistical significance was set at the P < 0.05 level
G6PDH glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, ME malic enzyme, FAS fatty acid synthase, HR-LPL heparin-releasable lipoprotein lipase, CPT-1b carnitine palmitoyl transferase-1b, CS citrate synthase, NS not significant