Table 1 Summary of phenotypic changes in BCO2 WT/KO/Het mice at 6-week-old fed with a chow diet.

From: Targeted Metabolomics Reveals Abnormal Hepatic Energy Metabolism by Depletion of β-Carotene Oxygenase 2 in Mice

Parameters

WT

KO

Het

Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL)

91.50 (7.63)a

118.71 (13.61)b

113.00 (19.34)b

NEFA (mEq/dL)

1.14 (0.12)a

1.39 (0.10)b

1.10 (0.10)a

TG (mg/dL)

70.60 (15.74)

77.80 (18.49)

79.00 (15.10)

Uric acid (mg/dL)

0.57 (0.15)a

0.14 (0.08)b

0.21 (0.04)b

  1. Values are presented as means (SD), N = 6 mice/group, different letters indicate significant difference. NEFA, non-esterified fatty acids; TG, triglycerides; WT, wild type 129S6 mice; KO, β-carotene oxygenase 2 (BCO2) knockout; Het, BCO2 heterozygous mice.
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