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. 2019 Feb 2;5(2):115–123. doi: 10.1016/j.aninu.2019.01.001

Table 11.

Effects of diets on digestive enzyme activities in the jejunum mucosa (U/mg protein).

Item Diets 1
SEM P-value
Control LL SL
Trypsin 139.8a 104.5b 103.5b 11.949 0.0077
Chymotrypsin 0.753a 0.495ab 0.337b 0.121 0.0025
Lipase 94.886 89.77 108.414 5.562 0.0599
Amylase 0.894 0.581 0.706 0.091 0.5563
DPP4 1.561 1.507 1.55 0.031 0.808
HSL 0.415 0.558 0.507 0.028 0.288

SEM = standard error of the mean; DPP4 = dipeptidyl peptidase 4; HSL = hormone-sensitive lipase.

a, b Different letters within a row indicate significant differences at P < 0.05.

1

Control, a normal protein containing 20% CP; LL, a low ratio of Lys to CP diet containing 17% CP; SL, a standard ratio of Lys to CP diet containing 17% CP; number of observation is 8.