| HFD | high-fat diet |
| GLUT4 | glucose transporter type 4 |
| LDL | low-density lipoprotein |
| VLDL | very-low-density lipoprotein |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| EtOH | ethanol |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| THF | tetrahydrofuran |
| tBuOK | potassium tertiary butoxide |
| Pd/C | palladium on carbon |
| AMPK | 5′ adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase |
| PPAR | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| aP2 | adipocyte fatty acid binding protein 4 |
| SREBP-1 | sterol regulatory element binding protein-1 |
| C/EBP-α | CCAAT enhancer binding protein |
| FAS | fatty acid synthase |
| OGTT | oral glucose tolerance test |
| BAT | brown adipose tissue |