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Table 6 Effect of a low-protein diet supplemented with rumen-protected methionine and lysine on liver tissue enzyme activities

From: Lipid metabolism and m6A RNA methylation are altered in lambs supplemented rumen-protected methionine and lysine in a low-protein diet

 Items

Treatments

SEM

P-value

NP

LP

LP + RML

ACC, ng/mg protein

9.77b

12.52a

8.59b

0.229

< 0.001

CPT1B, ng/mg protein

30.89b

30.03b

42.80a

2.564

0.007

FABP4, pg/mg protein

244.13b

295.78a

253.96b

12.742

0.015

FADS1, pg/mg protein

14.66b

17.81a

13.62b

0.372

< 0.001

FGF21, pg/mg protein

90.51b

110.84a

111.62a

5.326

0.020

HSL, ng/mg protein

0.234b

0.226b

0.282a

0.009

0.002

LPL, ng/mg protein

9.91b

13.56a

9.76b

0.530

< 0.001

ME, ng/mg protein

3.89b

4.82a

3.74b

0.308

0.008

SCD, ng/mg protein

0.343b

0.497a

0.313b

0.063

0.010

  1. Different letters across a row indicate a significant difference among the three dietary treatments (P < 0.05). Data are presented as means with their pooled SEM
  2. NP adequate protein diet (n = 7), LP low-protein diet (n = 6), LP + RML low-protein diet supplemented with rumen-protected methionine and lysine (n = 7)