Quercetin Increases Hepatic Homocysteine Remethylation and Transsulfuration in Rats Fed a Methionine-Enriched Diet

Table 4

Hepatic contents of SAM, SAH and the ratio of SAM to SAH.

Group	SAM; (nmol/g liver)	SAH; (nmol/g liver)	SAM/SAH
Control	106.9 ± 23.1	82.9 ± 7.8	1.3 ± 0.2
0.5% Q	129.2 ± 19.8	81.9 ± 10.3	1.6 ± 0.5
1% Met	125.3 ± 15.3	111.5 ± 9.3	1.1 ± 0.2
1% Met/0.5% Q	151.6 ± 13.4	107.3 ± 9.2	1.4 ± 0.2

SAH, S-adenosylhomocysteine; SAM, S-adenosylmethionine; 0.5% Q, 0.5% quercetin supplemented group; 1.0% Met, 1.0% Met supplemented group; 1.0% Met/0.5% Q, 1.0% Met plus 0.5% quercetin supplemented group. Results are expressed as mean and standard deviation (). Significantly different from the control group (). Significantly different from the 0.5% Q group (). ^≠Significantly different from the 1.0% Met group ().