Nootkatone, a characteristic constituent of grapefruit, stimulates energy metabolism and prevents diet-induced obesity by activating AMPK.

Murase, Takatoshi

Nootkatone, a characteristic constituent of grapefruit, stimulates energy metabolism and prevents diet-induced obesity by activating AMPK. [electronic resource] - American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism Aug 2010 - E266-75 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

1522-1555

10.1152/ajpendo.00774.2009 doi


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Animals
Anti-Obesity Agents
Blotting, Western
Calorimetry, Indirect
Cells, Cultured
Citrus paradisi--chemistry
Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases--metabolism
Diet
Energy Metabolism--drug effects
Enzyme Activation--drug effects
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Obesity--drug therapy
Oxidation-Reduction
Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors--metabolism
Physical Endurance--physiology
Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes
Reactive Oxygen Species--metabolism
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Sesquiterpenes--pharmacology
Stimulation, Chemical
Swimming--physiology