Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase Activity in the Liver of Meal-eating and Nibbling Rats

Abstract

The effects of periodicity of eating on the acetyl-CoA carboxylase activity in the liver of meal-eating and nibbling rats have been studied. The meal-eater rats received the diet in 2 daily feedings via stomach tube. The results obtained have pointed out that in the meal-eaters, which show a higher fat content in the carcass, the liver acetyl-CoA carboxylase is already in its aggregate active form independently of the in vitro preincubation, differently from what happens in the nibblers.